different between oneiromancy vs oneiric

English

Etymology

From oneiro- (“prefix meaning ‘dream’”) +? -mancy (“suffix meaning ‘divination’”); compare French onéiromancie, oniromancie.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??na????mænsi/, /???na????-/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /o??na??o??mæn(t)si/, /-??-/
• Hyphenation: onei?ro?man?cy

Noun

oneiromancy (countable and uncountable, plural oneiromancies)

1. (uncountable, divination) Divination by the interpretation of dreams.
2. (uncountable, in a weak sense) The interpretation of dreams.

   Synonyms: oneirocriticism, oneirology, oneiroscopy
3. (countable, divination) An act of such divination or dream-interpretation.

Alternative forms

• oneiromancie (obsolete)

Derived terms

• oneiromancer

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References

Further reading

• oneiromancy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Alternative forms

• oniric

Etymology

From oneir- +? -ic.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /o?.?na?.??k/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /??.?na?.??k/
• Hyphenation: o?nei?ric

Adjective

oneiric (comparative more oneiric, superlative most oneiric)

1. Of or pertaining to dreams.
2. Resembling a dream; dreamlike.

   Synonyms: dreamish, dreamy, dreamlike

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• ironice