Etymology

rhapsodomancy

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French rhapsodomancie ← Ancient Greek ῥαψῳδός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromῥαψῳδός
  2. French · derived fromrhapsodomancie
  3. English todayrhapsodomancy

From French rhapsodomancie, from Ancient Greek ῥαψῳδός (rhapsōidós) + -mancy.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekῥαψῳδός all →

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