divination C2 Topic:Time US /ˌdɪvɪˈneɪʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #38832 Meanings 1 noun The practice of trying to predict the future or discover hidden things by supernatural means. Ancient priests used divination to predict the outcome of battles. 2 noun A clever guess or insight about what will happen. Her divination of the market crash saved the company millions. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the practice of trying to... foretellingfortune tellingsoothsaying Word family Forms divinations Related forms divinatorydivinepredivination Etymology AI details From Old French divination, from Latin divinatio. *dyew- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Time Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # divination **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌdɪvɪˈneɪʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 38832 ## Meanings 1. The practice of trying to predict the future or discover hidden things by supernatural means. 2. A clever guess or insight about what will happen. ## Examples - Ancient priests used divination to predict the outcome of battles. - Her divination of the market crash saved the company millions. ## Related Forms - divinatory - divine - predivination ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *dyew- ## Etymology From Old French divination, from Latin divinatio. ## AI Etymology Divination is from Old French divination, from Latin divinatio. Important recorded forms include *dyew- (Proto-Indo-European). Current senses include the practice of trying to predict the future or discover hidden things by supernatural means and a clever guess or insight about what will happen. The wider family includes related words such as divinatory, divine, and predivination. ## Topics - Time - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown