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Word: Necromancy
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English nigromancie, via Old French from medieval Latin nigromantia, changed (by association with Latin niger, nigr- ‘black’) from late Latin necromantia, from Greek(see necro-, -mancy). The spelling was changed in the 16th century to conform with the late Latin form
ˈnɛkrə(ʊ)mansi
the supposed practice of communicating with the dead, especially in order to predict the future
Short Definition:supposed practice of communicating with dead
Examples:- alchemy, necromancy, and other magic practices
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