"ambulomancy" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Latin ambulō (“walk”) + -mancy. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|ambulō||walk}} Latin ambulō (“walk”), {{suffix|en||mancy}} + -mancy Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ambulomancy (uncountable)
  1. Any of various forms of divination that involve walking, often in circles. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-ambulomancy-en-noun-G3a~iX~~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -mancy

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