stichomancy
Divination by randomly selecting lines or passages from booksDivination by randomly selecting lines or passages from books.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Divination by randomly selecting lines or passages from books.
Origin
From sticho- + -mancy. First used to translate French stichomantie in Rabelais.From sticho- + -mancy. First used to translate French stichomantie in Rabelais.
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Synonyms
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable