"gastromancy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: gastro- + -mancy. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|gastro|mancy}} gastro- + -mancy Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} gastromancy (uncountable)
  1. Divination by interpreting the sounds and signs of the belly. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-gastromancy-en-noun-5-Fad6Zt
  2. Divination by noting magical visions in large-bellied glasses, sometimes described as a technique where a child is placed in front of a glass filled with water, the images in the glass then interpreted. Similar to crystallomancy. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Divination
    Sense id: en-gastromancy-en-noun-haWfJ840 Disambiguation of Divination: 34 66 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with gastro-, English terms suffixed with -mancy Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 10 90 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with gastro-: 21 79 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -mancy: 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gastronomancy Related terms: gastromancer

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