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noun
Synonym of haruspicy: the study and divination by use of animal entrails, usually the victims of sacrifice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: haruspicy
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A specific instance of such divination.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Antonyms: none provided
History
From Latin extispicium, from extispex (“diviner of entrails”) + -ium (forming abstract nouns).
