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alectryomancy
[ uh-lek-tree-uh-man-see ]
noun
- an ancient form of divination, using a rooster to select grains of food placed on letters of the alphabet.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of alectryomancy1
1675–85; < Greek alektryṓ ( n ) rooster + -mancy
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