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Noun

1. 1
   The act or practice of predicting the future (especially for money), as by using a crystal ball, reading palms, reading tea leaves in a cup, etc.; prediction of future events, especially those of a personal nature. uncountable

   "Fortune-telling has been in all countries a gift of the sea-people."

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divinedopeforebodeforecastforeseeforetell

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"Fortune-telling has been in all countries a gift of the sea-people."

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