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oomancy, ovomancy (s) (noun) (no pl)
Divination with eggs: Some methods of oomancy date back to antiquity.

One modern method consists of dropping whites of eggs into water and noting the shapes or markings thus obtained.

The custom of coloring eggs, so popular today, also stems from ancient traditions.

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