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noun
the use of barley meal as a means of divination.
Origin:
1645–55; < Greek álphito(n) barley + -mancy, probably influenced by Greek alphitómantis one who divines from barley meal
1645–55; < Greek álphito(n) barley + -mancy, probably influenced by Greek alphitómantis one who divines from barley meal
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Alphitomancy
has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
| the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language). |
| (used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.) |
Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
| Main Entry: | alphitomancy |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | divination by barley meal or loaves of barley |
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