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a⋅lec⋅try⋅o⋅man⋅cy  /əˈlɛktriəˌmænsi/ Show Spelled [uh-lek-tree-uh-man-see]

–noun

1. an ancient form of divination, using a rooster to select grains of food placed on letters of the alphabet.

Origin:
1675–85; from Gk. alektryon "cock" + manteia "oracle." (source)