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[man-tik] Origin

man·tic

[man-tik]
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to divination.
2.
having the power of divination.

Origin:
1580–90; < Greek mantikós of a soothsayer, prophetic. See mantis, -ic

man·ti·cal·ly, adverb

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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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-mantic

a combining form used in the formation of adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -mancy: necromantic.
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mantic (ˈmæntɪk)
 
adj
1.  of or relating to divination and prophecy
2.  having divining or prophetic powers
 
[C19: from Greek mantikos prophetic, from mantis seer]
 
'mantically
 
adv

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mantic
1850, from Gk. mantikos, from mantis "prophet," lit. "one touched by divine madness" (see mantis).
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