"oracle bone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: oracle bones [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} oracle bone (plural oracle bones)
  1. A piece of turtle shell or bone used for divination during the late Shang dynasty of China. Wikipedia link: oracle bone Derived forms: oracle bone script Translations (piece of turtle shell or bone used for divination): 甲骨 (jiǎgǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), oraakkeliluu (Finnish), jóslócsont (Hungarian), tulang ramalan (Indonesian), 甲骨 (kōkotsu) (alt: こうこつ) (Japanese), hueso oracular [masculine] (Spanish)

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