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mantology

mantology noun: divination.

Noun

mantology (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Divination.

Origin of mantology

A late 18th century construction, either a classical compound with components derived from Ancient Greek μᾰ́ντῐς (mắntĭs, “mantis, prophet or seer”) + -λογία (-logía, “-logy, branch of study, to speak”), otherwise syncretically from either: the Greek element μᾰ́ντῐς (mắntĭs) + English elements -o- + -logy or Greek element μᾰ́ντῐς (mắntĭs) + English element -ology.

Words formed from mantology

Questions about mantology

What does mantology mean?
Mantology means divination.
What part of speech is mantology?
Mantology is a noun.

Words near mantology in the dictionary

  1. mantoes
  2. mantoid
  3. mantoids
  4. mantologist
  5. mantologists
  6. mantology
  7. Mantoloking
  8. manton
  9. mantons
  10. Mantooth
  11. Mantooths

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