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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   divination using light uncountable

Antonyms

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sciomancyumbramancy

Etymology

From photo (“light”) + -mancy (“divination of”), from Latin -mantia, ultimately from Ancient Greek μᾰντείᾱ (mănteíā, “divination”).

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