"oneiromancer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: oneiromancers [plural]
Etymology: oneiro- + -mancer Etymology templates: {{confix|en|oneiro|mancer}} oneiro- + -mancer Head templates: {{en-noun}} oneiromancer (plural oneiromancers)
  1. One who practises oneiromancy. Categories (topical): Dreams, People Translations (diviner): ܚܠܡܐ [Classical-Syriac, masculine] (Aramaic), ܚܠܡܬܐ [Classical-Syriac, feminine] (Aramaic), ονειρολόγος (oneirológos) [masculine] (Greek)

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