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单词 onomatechny
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onomatechnyn.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ὄνομα , -techny comb. form.
Etymology: < ancient Greek ὄνομα name (see onomato- comb. form) + -techny comb. form. Compare earlier onomancy n.
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
= onomancy n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by symbols, letters, figures, etc. > [noun] > from names
onomancy1602
onomantia1605
onomatomancy1652
onomamancy1678
nomancy1728
onomatechny1736
1736 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum (ed. 2) Pref. Onomatechny, the Art of Prognosticating from the Letters of a Person's Name.
1846 J. E. Worcester Universal Dict. Eng. Lang. Onomatechny, divination by the letters of a name; onomancy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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