"chiromancy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkaɪ.ɹəʊ.mæn.si/, /ˈkaɪ.ɹə.mæn.si/ Forms: chiromancies [plural], cheiromancy [alternative], chiromancie [alternative], chyromancia [alternative], chyromancie [alternative], chyromancy [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle French chiromancie, from Latin chīromantīa, from Ancient Greek χειρομαντεία (kheiromanteía), from χειρο- (kheiro-, “hand-”) + μαντεία (manteía, “divination, fortune-telling”). Equivalent to chiro- + -mancy. Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|chiromancie}} Middle French chiromancie, {{der|en|la|chīromantīa}} Latin chīromantīa, {{der|en|grc|χειρομαντεία}} Ancient Greek χειρομαντεία (kheiromanteía), {{confix|en|chiro|mancy}} chiro- + -mancy Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} chiromancy (usually uncountable, plural chiromancies)
  1. Synonym of palmistry: fortune-telling performed by reading another's hand. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Palmistry Synonyms: palmistry [synonym, synonym-of] Related terms: chiromancer, chiromantic, chiromantical

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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