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单词 machaeromancy
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machaeromancyn.

Forms: 1600s macharomancy (transmission error).
Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements. Etymons: Latin machaera ; Greek μάχαιρα , -o- connective, -mancy comb. form.
Etymology: < classical Latin machaera or its etymon ancient Greek μάχαιρα machaira n. + -o- connective + -mancy comb. form.
Obsolete. rare.
Divination by means of knives or swords.
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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by specific objects > [noun] > knives or swords
machaeromancy1652
1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 165 Macharomancy [sic], [divining] by knives or swords.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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