"astragalomancy" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀστράγαλος (astrágalos) + -mancy. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|ἀστράγαλος}} Ancient Greek ἀστράγαλος (astrágalos), {{suffix|en||mancy}} + -mancy Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} astragalomancy (uncountable)
  1. Divination by dice made from huckle-bones. They have four flat sides and two round sides which were marked. Tags: uncountable Translations (divination by dice made from huckle-bones): astragalomancja [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-astragalomancy-en-noun-6NFDMizG Disambiguation of 'divination by dice made from huckle-bones': 62 8 30
  2. Divination by throwing astragaloi (see etymology above) onto the pages of a picture book. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Divination
    Sense id: en-astragalomancy-en-noun-3Hl7Y4Yf Disambiguation of Divination: 34 43 22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -mancy, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 68 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -mancy: 24 55 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 65 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 80 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 86 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 31 51 18
  3. Simply divination by dice. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-astragalomancy-en-noun-6vf-im6C
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: astragyromancy
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