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foretelling vs palm reading

palm reading vs foretelling

foretelling and palm reading both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
foretelling Yes No No No
palm reading Yes No No No
As nouns, palm reading is a hyponym of foretelling; that is, palm reading is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than foretelling:
  • foretelling: the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
  • palm reading: telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand
foretelling (noun) palm reading (noun)
the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand
a statement made about the future
Difference between foretelling and palm reading

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