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rhabdomancy

rhab·do·mancy

US/ˈɹæb.dəˌmæn.si/ uncommon

noun

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searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod

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From rhabdo- + -mancy, first attested in 1646. From Latin rhabdomantīa, from Ancient Greek ῥαβδομαντεία (rhabdomanteía), from ῥάβδος (rhábdos, “rod”) + μαντεία (manteía, “divination”).

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