ooscopyn.

Brit.

/əʊˈɒskəpi/, U.S.

/oʊˈ(w)ɑskəpi/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ᾠοσκοπία.

Etymology: < Byzantine Greek ᾠοσκοπία inspection of eggs < ancient Greek ᾠο- oo- comb. form + -σκοπία -scopy comb. form. Compare French ooscopie (1964).

rare.

Divination from birds' eggs, an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by natural phenomena > divination through animals > [noun] > by inspection of eggs

ooscopy1727

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Ooscopy, predictions made from Eggs.

1975 ELH 42 125 The method of this study mirrors an ooscopy, a divination from eggs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ooscopy
释义	ooscopyn. Brit. /əʊˈɒskəpi/, U.S. /oʊˈ(w)ɑskəpi/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ᾠοσκοπία. Etymology: < Byzantine Greek ᾠοσκοπία inspection of eggs < ancient Greek ᾠο- oo- comb. form + -σκοπία -scopy comb. form. Compare French ooscopie (1964). rare. Divination from birds' eggs, an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by natural phenomena > divination through animals > [noun] > by inspection of eggs ooscopy1727 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Ooscopy, predictions made from Eggs. 1975 ELH 42 125 The method of this study mirrors an ooscopy, a divination from eggs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1727
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