Etymology

oenomancy

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Today it means: divination by studying wine Full definition →

Ancient Greek οἶνος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromοἶνος“wine”
  2. English todayoenomancy

From Ancient Greek οἶνος (oînos, “wine”) in conjunction with μαντεία (manteía, “divination”). By surface analysis, oeno- + -mancy.

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Ancient Greekοἶνος all →

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