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alphitomancy

al·phit·o·man·cy
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [al-fit-uh-man-see]
    • /ælˈfɪt əˌmæn si/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [al-fit-uh-man-see]
    • /ælˈfɪt əˌmæn si/

Definitions of alphitomancy word

  • noun alphitomancy the use of barley meal as a means of divination. 1
  • noun alphitomancy Ancient Greek method of divination using barley meal. 1
  • noun alphitomancy An Ancient Greek method of divination using barley meal, used for instance to reveal guilty parties; it entailed feeding a person or group barley meal, and judging those who felt no effects to be innocent, while judging those who felt indigestion to be guilty. 0
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Origin of alphitomancy

First appearance:

before 1645
One of the 44% oldest English words
1645-55; < Greek álphito(n) barley + -mancy, probably influenced by Greek alphitómantis one who divines from barley meal

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Parts of speech for Alphitomancy

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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alphitomancy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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