Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ololygmancy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ololyg-man-cy
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Divination by the howling of dogs.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀλολυγή (ololugḗ) + -mancy.

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What does ololygmancy mean?
Divination by the howling of dogs.
Where does ololygmancy come from?
From Ancient Greek ὀλολυγή (ololugḗ) + -mancy.

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