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tasseography

tasseography noun: divination with tea leaves or coffee grounds.

Noun

tasseography (uncountable)

  1. Divination with tea leaves or coffee grounds.
    • Tasseography can be a very accurate means of seeing the patterns and choices playing out in your life.2008, Colette Baron-Reid, Messages From Spirit: The Extraordinary Power of Oracles, Omens, and Signs, page 145
    • Another activity option is tasseography—the art of reading tea leaves.2008, Sabrina Hill, Joni Russell, The Everything Baby Shower Book: Throw a Memorable Event for Mother-to-Be, page 125

Synonyms of tasseography

Origin of tasseography

A macaronic blend of French tasse (“cup”) and -graphy (“writing”).

Words that rhyme with tasseography

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Questions about tasseography

What does tasseography mean?
Tasseography means divination with tea leaves or coffee grounds.
What part of speech is tasseography?
Tasseography is a noun.

Words near tasseography in the dictionary

  1. tasselweed
  2. tasselweeds
  3. tassely
  4. tasseographer
  5. tasseographers
  6. tasseography
  7. tasseomancy
  8. tasses
  9. tasset
  10. tassets
  11. tassette

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