"stichomancy" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From sticho- + -mancy. First used to translate French stichomantie in Rabelais. Etymology templates: {{af|en|sticho-|-mancy}} sticho- + -mancy, {{der|en|fr|stichomantie}} French stichomantie Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} stichomancy (uncountable)
  1. Divination by randomly selecting lines or passages from books. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Divination Synonyms: bibliomancy
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