Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metopomancy

/mɪˈtɑpəmænsi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: metopo-man-cy
IPA: /mɪˈtɑpəmænsi/

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Divination by interpreting the facial lines and wrinkles, especially the forehead.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"These elaborate systems of divination, with their subdivisions, such as divination by moles on the face, or lines on the forehead (metopomancy), had been set out in many medieval treatises […]."

Etymology

From French métopomantie (from Ancient Greek μέτωπον (métōpon, “forehead”)), later reformed after + -mancy.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: mancy

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /mɪˈtɑpəmænsi/
British English: /mɪˈtɒpəmænsi/

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

metoposcopy

Questions

How do you pronounce metopomancy?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪˈtɑpəmænsi/.
What does metopomancy mean?: Divination by interpreting the facial lines and wrinkles, especially the forehead.
Where does metopomancy come from?: From French métopomantie (from Ancient Greek μέτωπον (métōpon, “forehead”)), later reformed after + -mancy.

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