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• man|tic — «MAN tihk», adjective. 1. of or having to do with divination. 2. having the power of divination; prophetic. ╂[< Greek mantikós < mántis prophet; see etym. under mantis (Cf. ↑mantis)] …   Useful english dictionary

• se|man|tic — «suh MAN tihk», adjective. 1. having to do with meanings of words and other linguistic forms and expressions: » There is a semantic difference between bear (animal) and bear (carry), though the two words are identical in sound and spelling. 2.… …   Useful english dictionary

• nec|ro|man|tic — «NEHK ruh MAN tihk», adjective. 1. having to do with necromancy: »old Merlin s necromantic spells (Thomas Hood). 2. given to the practice of necromancy. –nec´ro|man´ti|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• un|ro|man|tic — «UHN roh MAN tihk», adjective. not romantic; prosaic; practical; commonplace. –un´ro|man´ti|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• ca|top|tro|man|tic — «kuh TOP truh MAN tihk», adjective. having to do with or of the nature of catoptromancy …   Useful english dictionary

• ge|o|man|tic — «JEE uh MAN tihk», adjective. of or having to do with geomancy …   Useful english dictionary

• hy|dro|man|tic — «HY druh MAN tihk», adjective. of or having to do with hydromancy …   Useful english dictionary

• ne|o|ro|man|tic — «NEE oh roh MAN tihk», adjective, noun. –adj. of, having to do with, or characteristic of a revival of romantic style in literature, music, and art, especially in the 1900 s: »His performances stress romantic and neoromantic music and emphasize… …   Useful english dictionary

• post|ro|man|tic — «POHST roh MAN tihk», adjective. = neoromantic. (Cf. ↑neoromantic) …   Useful english dictionary

• psy|cho|man|tic — «SY koh MAN tihk», adjective. of or having to do with psychomancy …   Useful english dictionary

• man — man·dae·an·ism; man·da·ic; man·da·la; man·da·ment; man·dan; man·dant; man·da·pa; man·dar; man·da·rin·ate; man·da·rin·ism; man·da·tary; man·da·tee; man·da·tor; man·da·to·ri·ly; man·da·tum; man·da·ya; man·de; man·de·ism; man·del·ate; man·del·ic;… …   English syllables