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omphalomancy

omphalomancy noun: divination by means of a child's navel, to learn how many children the mother may have.

Noun

omphalomancy (uncountable)

  1. Divination by means of a child's navel, to learn how many children the mother may have.

Origin of omphalomancy

From omphalo- + -mancy.

Questions about omphalomancy

What does omphalomancy mean?
Omphalomancy means divination by means of a child's navel, to learn how many children the mother may have.
What part of speech is omphalomancy?
Omphalomancy is a noun.

Words near omphalomancy in the dictionary

  1. omphalodium
  2. omphaloi
  3. omphaloid
  4. omphalolith
  5. omphaloliths
  6. omphalomancy
  7. omphalomesaraic
  8. omphalomesenteric
  9. omphalopagi
  10. omphalopagus
  11. omphalophlebitis

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