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anthracomancy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
an-thra-co-man-cy
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Divination by studying burning coals

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Etymology

From anthraco- + -mancy, from Ancient Greek ἄνθραξ (ánthrax, “coal”) and μαντεία (manteía, “prophecy”).

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What does anthracomancy mean?
Divination by studying burning coals
Where does anthracomancy come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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