omoplatoscopy

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noun

divination by use of a shoulder blade

OriginEnglish scope ← Italian scopo ← Late Latin scopus →
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Meanings

nounomoplatoscopy (uncountable)
  1. uncountabledivination by use of a shoulder blade

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
armomancyscapulimancy

Origin

  1. Englishomo-
  2. Vulgar Latin*platta
  3. Old Frenchplate
  4. Middle Englishplate
  5. Englishplate
  6. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  8. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  9. Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
  10. Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
  11. Late Latinscopus
  12. Italianscopo
  13. Englishscope
  14. Englishomoplatoscopy

From omo- (“shoulder”) + plate + -o- + scope + -y.

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Translations

French omoplatoscopie
  • omoplatoscopiedivination by use of a shoulder blade
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APA

omoplatoscopy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/omoplatoscopy

MLA

“omoplatoscopy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/omoplatoscopy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “omoplatoscopy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/omoplatoscopy.

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