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oracle bone

oracle bone noun: a piece of turtle shell or bone used for divination during the late Shang dynasty of China.

Noun

oracle bone (plural oracle bones)

  1. A piece of turtle shell or bone used for divination during the late Shang dynasty of China.

oracle bone meaning in Indonesian

oracle bone in Indonesian

piece of turtle shell or bone used for divination
tulang ramalan

Forms of oracle bone

pluraloracle bones

Words formed from oracle bone

Questions about oracle bone

What does oracle bone mean?
Oracle bone means a piece of turtle shell or bone used for divination during the late Shang dynasty of China.
What is oracle bone in Indonesian?
Oracle bone in Indonesian is tulang ramalan. See Oracle bone meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is oracle bone?
Oracle bone is a noun.
What is the plural of oracle bone?
The plural of oracle bone is oracle bones.

Words near oracle bone in the dictionary

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  2. oraches
  3. orachs
  4. oracies
  5. oracle
  6. oracle bone
  7. oracle bone script
  8. oracle bones
  9. oracle card
  10. oracle cards
  11. oracle machine

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