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oenomancy

oenomancy noun: divination by studying wine.

Noun

oenomancy (uncountable)

  1. divination by studying wine

Forms of oenomancy

alternative formœnomancy

Origin of oenomancy

From Ancient Greek οἶνος (oînos, “wine”) in conjunction with μαντεία (manteía, “divination”). By surface analysis, oeno- + -mancy.

Words formed from oenomancy

  • oenomancer
  • oenomantic

Questions about oenomancy

What does oenomancy mean?
Oenomancy means divination by studying wine.
What part of speech is oenomancy?
Oenomancy is a noun.

Words near oenomancy in the dictionary

  1. oenologist
  2. oenologists
  3. oenologue
  4. oenologues
  5. oenology
  6. oenomancy
  7. oenomania
  8. oenomaniac
  9. oenomaniacs
  10. Oenomaus
  11. oenomel

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