Definition of Divination

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DIVINATION noun

	The art of nosing out the occult. Divination is of as many kinds as there are fruit-bearing varieties of the flowering dunce and the early fool.

		definition from: *The Devil's Dictionary* by Ambrose Bierce, 1911

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Regular definition:

DIVINATION:
?d?v??ne???n n. 1 supposed insight into the future or the unknown gained by supernatural means. 2 a a skilful and accurate forecast. b a good guess. øødivinatory adj. [ME f. OF divination or L divinatio (as DIVINE)]

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