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divi·na·tion (div′ə nā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. the act or practice of trying to foretell the future or explore the unknown by occult means
  2. a prophecy; augury
  3. a successful guess or intuitive perception

Etymology: ME divinacioun < L divinatio < divinatus, pp. of divinare: see divine

Related Forms:

  • divinatory di·vin′a·to′ry (də vin′ə tôr′ē) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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