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umbramancy

Syllables: um·bra·man·cy/ˈʌmbɹəmænsi/

umbramancy noun: magical control over shadows.

Noun

umbramancy (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Magical control over shadows.

Origin of umbramancy

From Latin umbra (“shadow”) + -mancy (“divination of”), from Latin -mantia, ultimately from Ancient Greek μᾰντείᾱ (mănteíā, “divination”).

Words that rhyme with umbramancy

Questions about umbramancy

What does umbramancy mean?
Umbramancy means magical control over shadows.
What part of speech is umbramancy?
Umbramancy is a noun.
How do you pronounce umbramancy?
Umbramancy is pronounced /ˈʌmbɹəmænsi/.

Words near umbramancy in the dictionary

  1. umbral
  2. umbral calculus
  3. umbral moonshine
  4. umbralisib
  5. umbrally
  6. umbramancy
  7. umbraphile
  8. umbraphiles
  9. umbras
  10. umbrate
  11. umbrated

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