logomancy en · NOUN
Etymology
From logo- + -mancy.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Divination with words.
He mimed and mocked me. His allusions were definitely highbrow. He was well-read. He knew French. He was versed in logodaedaly and logomancy.
1955, Vladimir Nabokov, chapter 23, in Lolita, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: G[eorge] P[almer] Putnam’s Sons, published August 1958, →OCLC, part 2, pages 251–252:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| logomancies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |