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noun combining form
Etymology: Middle French -mancie, from Latin -mantia, from Greek -manteia, from manteia, from mantis diviner, prophet — more at mantis
divination <oneiromancy>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Mancy — Escudo … Wikipedia Español
Mancy — may refer to: Divination Mancy, Marne, a commune in Marne, France This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directl … Wikipedia
-mancy — man cy [Gr. ? divination: cf. F. mancie.] A combining form denoting divination; as, aleuromancy, chiromancy, necromancy, etc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-mancy — combining element meaning divination by means of, from O.Fr. mancie, from L.L. mantia, from Gk. manteia oracle, divination, from mantis seer, prophet, soothsayer, related to mania madness, frenzy (see MANIA (Cf. mania)) … Etymology dictionary
-mancy — [man′sē] [ME < OFr mancie < LL mantia < Gr manteia, divination < mantis, prophet: see MANTIS] combining form divination [chiromancy] … English World dictionary
Mancy — 48° 58′ 58″ N 3° 56′ 01″ E / 48.9828, 3.9336 … Wikipédia en Français
mancy — aero·mancy; scap·u·lo·mancy; … English syllables
-mancy — a combining form meaning divination, of the kind specified by the initial element: necromancy. [ME manci(e), mancy(e) < OF mancie < L mantia < Gk manteía divination. See MANTIC, CY] * * * … Universalium
-mancy — aff. a combining form meaning “divination,” of the kind specified by the initial element: necromancy[/ex] • Etymology: ME manci(e), mancy(e) < OF mancie < L mantīa < Gk manteía divination. See mantic, cy … From formal English to slang
-mancy — a word element meaning divination , as in necromancy. {Middle English manci(e), mancy(e), from Old French mancie, from Late Latin mantīa, from Greek manteia divination} …
Mancy, Marne — Mancy … Wikipedia