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tyromancy

tyromancy noun: divination by studying the coagulation of cheese.

Noun

tyromancy (uncountable)

  1. divination by studying the coagulation of cheese

Origin of tyromancy

From tyro- + -mancy; ultimately from Ancient Greek τυρός (turós, “cheese”).

Questions about tyromancy

What does tyromancy mean?
Tyromancy means divination by studying the coagulation of cheese.
What part of speech is tyromancy?
Tyromancy is a noun.

Words near tyromancy in the dictionary

  1. Tyrolians
  2. tyrolienne
  3. tyroliennes
  4. tyrolite
  5. tyroma
  6. tyromancy
  7. tyromata
  8. tyromatous
  9. Tyron
  10. tyrone
  11. tyrones

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