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chiromancy

chi·ro·mancy

UK/ˈkaɪ.ɹə(ʊ).mæn.si/ US/ˈkaɪ.ɹoʊ.mæn.si/ uncommon

noun

1.

telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand

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Origin

Inherited from Middle English ciromancie, from Middle French chiromantie, chiromancie, from Latin chīromantīa, from Ancient Greek χειρομαντεία (kheiromanteía), from χειρο- (kheiro-, “hand-”) + μαντεία (manteía, “divination, fortune-telling”). Equivalent to chiro- + -mancy.

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