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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gyromancy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gy-ro-man-cy
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Divination where people walk on a circle of letters until dizzy; the letters they fall on are significant. Similar to Dervishing.

Uncountable

noun

Divination by whirling a coin on a circle of letters.

Uncountable

Etymology

From gyro- + -mancy.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

gyromancies (plural) giromancy (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

giromancy

Questions

What does gyromancy mean?
Divination where people walk on a circle of letters until dizzy; the letters they fall on are significant. Similar to Dervishing.
Where does gyromancy come from?
From gyro- + -mancy.

How to pronounce gyromancy

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