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mantic
1[ man-tik ]
adjective
- of or relating to divination.
- having the power of divination.
-mantic
2- a combining form used in the formation of adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -mancy:
necromantic.
mantic
1/ ˈmæntɪk /
adjective
- of or relating to divination and prophecy
- having divining or prophetic powers
-mantic
2combining form
- forming adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -mancy
necromantic
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Derived Forms
- ˈmantically, adverb
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Other Words From
- manti·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mantic1
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Example Sentences
He cracks wise on bro-mantic comedies, making Green Hornet, and why Harvey Weinstein is insane.
He composed the poem Mantic Uttaïr, or the language of birds.
All souls have the "mantic" faculty—the capacity for receiving impressions from dmons—though not in an equal degree.
There is the same sort of relation between the soul and the mantic vapour as between the eye and light.
We have records of men who seem to have moved beyond the mantic stage and who prepare the way for the great Prophets.
Mary says he's 'mantic like, as she calls it, but I don't believe it's no sich thing.
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