- catoptromancy
- catoptromancy "divination by means of a mirror," 1610s, from Gk. katoptron "mirror" (from kata- "against" + stem of optos "seen, visible") + -MANCY (Cf. -mancy).
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catoptromancy — ca·top·tro·man·cy … English syllables
catoptromancy — Divination based on how a face appears when viewed in a mirror underwater … Grandiloquent dictionary
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