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oracle
(,/O/r/@/k/&/l )

noun (n)

  • an authoritative person who divines the future(noun.person)
    source: wordnet30
  • a prophecy (usually obscure or allegorical) revealed by a priest or priestess; believed to be infallible(noun.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • a shrine where an oracular god is consulted(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • The answer of a god, or some person reputed to be a god, to an inquiry respecting some affair or future event, as the success of an enterprise or battle.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • To utter oracles.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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