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selenomancy

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Divination by the appearance and phases of the moon. Similar to lunomancy.

uncountable

Examples

“He is openly incredulous about the gem glossopetra, shaped like a human tongue and supposed to fall from the sky during an eclipse of the moon and to be invaluable in selenomancy.”
For millennia we have tried to fathom it: via selenography and selenomancy, poetry and algebra, robots and rockets.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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