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ar⋅ith⋅man⋅cy

  [ar-ith-man-see]
–noun
divination by the use of numbers, esp. by the number of letters in names.
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Also, a⋅rith⋅mo⋅man⋅cy  [uh-rith-muh-man-see, ar-ith-] .

Origin:
1570–80; < NL arithmomantia < Gk arithmó(s) number + manteía -mancy
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arithmancy 
1577, "divination by numbers," from Gk. arithmos "number" + -manteia "divination."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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