"geomance" meaning in All languages combined

See geomance on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: geomances [present, singular, third-person], geomancing [participle, present], geomanced [participle, past], geomanced [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from geomancy. Head templates: {{en-verb}} geomance (third-person singular simple present geomances, present participle geomancing, simple past and past participle geomanced)
  1. (ambitransitive) To divine by geomancy. Tags: ambitransitive
    Sense id: en-geomance-en-verb-CssamNap Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} geomance
  1. Alternative form of geomancie Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: geomancie
    Sense id: en-geomance-enm-noun-873D15fR Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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