"tea leaves" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} tea leaves
  1. plural of tea leaf Tags: form-of, plural Form of: tea leaf Categories (topical): Tea
    Sense id: en-tea_leaves-en-noun-PwOFtEle Disambiguation of Tea: 93 7 Categories (other): English plurals in -ves with singular in -f or -fe
  2. (figurative) Anything, not necessarily tangible, used to make a prediction. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-tea_leaves-en-noun-U9SajCPt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 16 84 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 14 86

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