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alectryomancy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
alec-try-oman-cy
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of divination in which the diviner observes a bird or birds (preferably a white rooster or cockerel) pecking at grain that the diviner has scattered on the ground.

Uncountable

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Etymology

From Latin alectryomantia, from Ancient Greek ἀλεκτρυών (alektruṓn, “rooster”) + Latin -mantia.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: alectryomantia, ἀλεκτρυών, -mantia

Usage

Inflected Forms

alectoromancy (alternative) alectyromancy (alternative) alectormancy (alternative) alectromanchy (alternative) alectromancy (alternative) electromancy (alternative)

Derived Forms

alectryomancer

Questions

What does alectryomancy mean?
A form of divination in which the diviner observes a bird or birds (preferably a white rooster or cockerel) pecking at grain that the diviner has scattered on the ground.
Where does alectryomancy come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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