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单词 divinatory
释义 divinatory, a.|dɪˈvɪnətərɪ|
[f. L. type *dīvīnātōri-us, f. dīvīnātōr-em: see divinator and -ory.]
Pertaining to a diviner or to divination; prophetic, divining. b. Conjectural.
1569J. Sandford tr. Agrippa's Van. Artes 44 b, An other kinde of Astrologie..called Diuinatorie, or Judiciall.1616Gataker Lots (1619) 269 These are those that are most commonly tearmed Diuinatorie Lots.1664Evelyn Sylva 35 The use of the Hasel is..for..Divinatory Rods for the detecting and finding out of Minerals.1828Miss Berry Soc. Life Eng. & Fr. (1831) 395 A peasant of Burgundy..appeared with the exploded notion of the divinatory wand to discover hidden sources of water.1838Sir W. Hamilton Logic xxxiv. (1866) II. 199 Here the conjectural or divinatory emendation comes into play.
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