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FORTUNETELLING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fortunetelling mean?
• FORTUNETELLING (noun)
The noun FORTUNETELLING has 1 sense:
1. the practice of predicting people's futures (usually for payment)
Familiarity information: FORTUNETELLING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The practice of predicting people's futures (usually for payment)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("fortunetelling" is a kind of...):
forecasting; foretelling; prediction; prognostication (a statement made about the future)
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