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man⋅tic
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ˈmæn
tɪk
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–adjective
1.
of or pertaining to divination.
2.
having the power of divination.
Origin:
1580–90;
< Gk
mantikós
of a soothsayer, prophetic.
See
mantis
,
-ic
Related forms:
man⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly,
adverb
-mantic
a combining form used in the formation of adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in
-mancy:
necromantic.
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man·tic
(mān'tĭk)
adj. Of, relating to, or having the power of divination; prophetic.
[Greek
mantikos
, from
mantis
,
seer
; see
men-
1
in Indo-European roots.]
man'tic·al·ly
adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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