Etymology

cledonomancy

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Today it means: Divination through interpreting chance remarks or events. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κληδών
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκληδών“an omen”
  2. English todaycledonomancy

From Ancient Greek κληδών (klēdṓn, “an omen”) + -mancy.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκληδών all →

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