chronomancy
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- noun
- /ˈkrɒnəˌmænsi/
- Literature
- I select my Magician of Chronomancy and activate the Magic Card: Scale Up!
Examples
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In the story, chronomancy was a rare skill that allowed the sorcerer to manipulate the flow of time.
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Ah yes, the ancient fortune-telling art of Chronomancy.
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The wizard claimed he had mastered chronomancy and could see into the future.
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Many people believed that through chronomancy, one could change past events and alter their fate.
Surface Forms
Morphology
chronomancy = chrono + mancy
Although the word is built from the classical elements chrono- and -mancy, an average B1 learner is unlikely to know or use these bound forms to infer the meaning.
Etymology
Chronomancy comes from the parts chrono- meaning 'time' and -mancy meaning 'telling the future by magic'. So chronomancy means using magic to predict or control time, which fits its use in stories and games where people slow, speed up, or change history.