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SPODOMANCY
Etymology
Noun
spodomancy (uncountable)
Divination by means of ashes.
Source: Wiktionary
Spod"o*man`cy, n. Etym: [Gr. spodo`s ashes + -mancy.]
Definition: Divination by means of ashes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRACE
(verb) follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; “We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba”; “trace the student’s progress”; “trace one’s ancestry”
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