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From Ancient Greek; corresponding to osteo- + -mancy. Probably coined by John Selden in 1612.
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Today it means: A kind of divination by means of bones. Full definition →
From Ancient Greek; corresponding to osteo- + -mancy. Probably coined by John Selden in 1612.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.