Genethliac

//d͡ʒəˈnɛθ.li.æk// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who casts horoscopes.

    "The follie of our genethliaks, or nativiti-casters."

  2. 2
    A birthday poem.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the casting of horoscopes at a person's birth not-comparable

Example

More examples

"The follie of our genethliaks, or nativiti-casters."

Etymology

From Latin genethliacus, from Ancient Greek γενεθλιακός (genethliakós, “belonging to a birthday”).

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