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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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