-mantic


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-mantic

adj combining form
forming adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -mancy: necromantic.
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man•tic

(ˈmæn tɪk)

adj.
1. of or pertaining to divination.
2. having the power of divination.
[1580–90; < Greek mantikós of a soothsayer, prophetic. See mantis, -ic]
man′ti•cal•ly, adv.

-mantic

a combining form used in the formation of adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -mancy: necromantic.
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