"chartomancy" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “leaf of paper”) + -mancy. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|χάρτης||leaf of paper}} Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “leaf of paper”), {{suffix|en||mancy}} + -mancy Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} chartomancy (uncountable)
  1. Divination by interpreting inscriptions on writing paper. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Divination
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