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-mancy

  1. a combining form meaning “divination,†of the kind specified by the initial element:

    necromancy.

-mancy

combining form

  1. indicating divination of a particular kind

    chiromancy

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of -mancy1

Middle English -manci ( e ), -mancy ( e ) < Old French -mancie < Latin -³¾²¹²Ô³ÙÄ«²¹ < Greek ³¾²¹²Ô³Ù±ðí²¹ divination. See mantic, -cy
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of -mancy1

from Old French -mancie, from Latin -mantia, from Greek manteia soothsaying

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