Etymology

cromniomancy

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Today it means: Divination by onions or onion sprouts. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κρόμμῠον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκρόμμῠον“onion”
  2. English todaycromniomancy

From Ancient Greek κρόμμῠον (krómmŭon, “onion”) + -mancy.

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