divination

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SAMPA: /%dIv&"neS@n/
IPA: /ˌdɪvɨˈneɪʃən/
Rhymes: -eɪʃən

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Singular
divination

Plural
countable and uncountable; plural divinations

divination (countable and uncountable; plural divinations)

(uncountable) The act of divining; a foreseeing or foretelling of future events.
The pretended art of discovering secrets or the future by preternatural means.
(countable) An indication of what is future or secret; augury omen; conjectural presage; prediction.

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star divination

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act of divining

Czech: věštba cs(cs) f., věštění cs(cs) n.
Ewe: afakaka
Finnish: ennustaminen fi(fi)

Greek: μαντεία el(el) (mantía) f.
Japanese: 占い ja(ja) (uranai)
Portuguese: adivinhação pt(pt) f.

art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means

Finnish: selvännäkeminen fi(fi), kaivonkatsominen fi(fi)

Greek: μαντεία el(el) (mantía) f., μαντική el(el) (mantikí) f.

indication of future, prediction

Finnish: ennustus fi(fi)

Greek: προφητεία el(el) (profitía) f.

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Romanian: divinizare f.

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Methods of divination on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Methods of divination

divination

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