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tasseography.

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HorrorTechnical
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Divination by interpreting patterns left by tea leaves, coffee grounds, or similar beverage residue.

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  • tea-leaf tasseography
  • a tasseography reading

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Her tasseography gave the shape at the cup’s edge a troubling significance.
The account of the tasseography reading changed with each retelling.

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Primary category: horror. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.

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