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omphalomancy

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Om´pha`lo`man´cy
n.1.Divination by means of a child's navel, to learn how many children the mother may have.

omphalomancy
a form of divination in which the number of knots in a new-born’s umbilical cord are counted to foretell the number of children the mother will have later.
See also: Divination
a form of divination in which the number of knots in a newborn’s umbilical cord are counted to foretell the number of children the mother will have later.
See also: Birth


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