divination

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

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 divinatory divinepredivination

Etymology

From Old French divination, from Latin divinatio.

*dyew- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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