Etymology

anthropomancy

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Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἄνθρωπος“man, mankind, human, humanity”
  2. English todayanthropomancy

From anthropo- + -mancy, from Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man, mankind, human, humanity”) + μαντεία (manteía, “divination”).

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