fortunetelling

fortunetelling
The craft of looking into the future and foretelling or predicting events to occur, particularly those which bear upon the life of a particular person. 36 Am J2d Fortunetelling § 1.

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  • fortunetelling — /fawr cheuhn tel ing/, n. 1. the act or practice of predicting the future. adj. 2. engaged in or used for fortunetelling. Also, fortune telling. [1550 60; FORTUNE + TELL + ING1] * * * …   Universalium

  • fortunetelling — noun the practice of predicting people s futures (usually for payment) • Hypernyms: ↑prediction, ↑foretelling, ↑forecasting, ↑prognostication * * * /fawr cheuhn tel ing/, n. 1. the act or practice of predicting the future. adj. 2. engaged in or… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • fortunetelling — n. practice of telling fortunes and predicting the future …   English contemporary dictionary

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