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palmistry vs fortune telling

fortune telling vs palmistry

palmistry and fortune telling both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
palmistry Yes No No No
fortune telling Yes No No No
As nouns, fortune telling is a hypernym of palmistry; that is, fortune telling is a word with a broader meaning than palmistry:
  • palmistry: telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand
  • fortune telling: the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
Other hypernyms of palmistry include divination, foretelling, soothsaying.
palmistry (noun) fortune telling (noun)
telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
Difference between palmistry and fortune telling

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