Etymology

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Today it means: A form of divination using a lamp or a candle flame Full definition →

Ancient Greek λύχνος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromλύχνος“lamp”
  2. English todaylychnomancy

From Ancient Greek λύχνος (lúkhnos, “lamp”) + -mancy.

Words from the same roots

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