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psephomancy

/ˈsɛfəˌmænsi/

psephomancy noun: divination by drawing pebbles from a pile.

Noun

psephomancy (uncountable)

  1. Divination by drawing pebbles from a pile.

Origin of psephomancy

From New Latin psēphomantia, from Ancient Greek ψῆφος (psêphos, “pebble used for casting a vote”), + -mancy.

Questions about psephomancy

What does psephomancy mean?
Psephomancy means divination by drawing pebbles from a pile.
What part of speech is psephomancy?
Psephomancy is a noun.
How do you pronounce psephomancy?
Psephomancy is pronounced /ˈsɛfəˌmænsi/.

Words near psephomancy in the dictionary

  1. psephological
  2. psephologically
  3. psephologist
  4. psephologists
  5. psephology
  6. psephomancy
  7. psephyte
  8. psephytes
  9. psephytic
  10. PSes
  11. psettodid

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