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divinatory
adjective
based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
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dɪˈvɪnətɹi
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adjective
based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
“theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural”
adjective
resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
“the high priest's divinatory pronouncement”
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theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural
the supposed reason for his absence
suppositious reconstructions of dead languages
hypothetical situation
the high priest's divinatory pronouncement
mantic powers
a kind of sibylline book with ready and infallible answers to questions
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