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umbramancy

/ˈʌmbɹəmænsi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
um-bra-man-cy
IPA
/ˈʌmbɹəmænsi/
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Magical control over shadows.

Uncountable

Etymology

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

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Frequently Paired Words

sciomancy

Rhymes With

border fancy photomancy

Questions

How do you pronounce umbramancy?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌmbɹəmænsi/.
What does umbramancy mean?
Magical control over shadows.
Where does umbramancy come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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