"tea leaves" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-tea leaves.wav
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  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: 89 11 Categories (other): English plurals in -ves with singular in -f or -fe
  2. (figurative) Anything, not necessarily tangible, that is used to make a prediction. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-tea_leaves-en-noun-gkq4PA-q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94
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