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- [pah-muh-stree]
- /ˈpɑ mə stri/
- /ˈpɑː.mɪ.stri/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pah-muh-stree]
- /ˈpɑ mə stri/
Definitions of palmistry word
- noun palmistry the art or practice of telling fortunes and interpreting character from the lines and configurations of the palm of a person's hand. 1
- noun palmistry fortune-telling by palm reading 1
- uncountable noun palmistry Palmistry is the practice and art of trying to find out what people are like and what will happen in their future life by examining the lines on the palms of their hands. 0
- noun palmistry the process or art of interpreting character, telling fortunes, etc, by the configuration of lines, marks, and bumps on a person's hand 0
- noun palmistry the supposed telling of a person's character or fortune by interpreting the lines and marks on that person's palm 0
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Origin of palmistry
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English pawmestry, equivalent to pawm palm1 + -estry (origin obscure; cf. -y3)
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Parts of speech for Palmistry
noun
adjective
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adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
palmistry popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
palmistry usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for palmistry
noun palmistry
- crystal gazing — the act of staring into a crystal globe (crystal ball) supposedly in order to arouse visual perceptions of the future, etc
- divination — the practice of attempting to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge by occult or supernatural means.
- druid — a member of a pre-Christian religious order among the ancient Celts of Gaul, Britain, and Ireland.
- fortune-teller — a person who claims the ability to predict the future.
- fortuneteller — a person who claims the ability to predict the future.
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