Meanings
nounosteomancy (uncountable)
- uncountableA kind of divination by means of bones.
Origin
From Ancient Greek; corresponding to osteo- + -mancy. Probably coined by John Selden in 1612.
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APA
osteomancy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteomancy
MLA
“osteomancy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteomancy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “osteomancy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteomancy.
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