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belomancy

/ˈbɛl.əʊ.mæn.si/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
be-lo-man-cy
IPA
/ˈbɛl.əʊ.mæn.si/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Studying the flight of arrows, an ancient form of divination used by the Greeks and Arabs.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βέλος (bélos, “an arrow, dart”) + -mancy.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈbɛl.əʊ.mæn.si/

Usage

Inflected Forms

bellomancy (alternative) bolomancy (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

rhabdomancy

Questions

How do you pronounce belomancy?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɛl.əʊ.mæn.si/.
What does belomancy mean?
Studying the flight of arrows, an ancient form of divination used by the Greeks and Arabs.
Where does belomancy come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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