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palmist

/ˈpɑːmɪst/noun

उच्चारण पामिस्ट

हस्तरेखा-विशेषज्ञ

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Asked in previous papers

as one-word substitution

SSC CGL Pre 2024
noun
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    a person who claims to be able to tell what a person is like or what will happen to them by looking at the lines on the palm of their hand

    हस्तरेखा-विशेषज्ञ

    • a palmist at the fair
    • The palmist studied the lines on her hand and predicted a long journey.
    • The palmist asked to see both her hands before saying anything.
    + 2 more examples
    • Many people at the mela queue up to meet the palmist.
    • He laughed at the palmist, saying that no lines could decide his future.

    Synonyms palm reader chiromancer fortune teller

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Synonyms

palm reader chiromancer fortune teller

AaSpelling

palm·ist

Spelling and pronunciation: palm-ist, /ˈpɑːmɪst/, with a silent l (like palm, calm, psalm).

Spelling और pronunciation में palm-ist, /ˈpɑːmɪst/, silent l के साथ (palm, calm, psalm की तरह)।

?Which word?

Keep the silent-l words: palm, calm, half, talk, walk, salmon.

Silent-l शब्द याद रखिए: palm, calm, half, talk, walk, salmon।

✓In the exam

One-word substitution

One-word substitution, asked often: a person who reads palms is a palmist or chiromancer; who studies stars to predict the future an astrologer; who uses numbers a numerologist; who claims to communicate with the dead a medium or necromancer.

अक्सर पूछा जाता है: हथेली पढ़ने वाला palmist या chiromancer; भविष्य बताने के लिए तारों का अध्ययन करने वाला astrologer; अंकों का उपयोग करने वाला numerologist; मृतकों से संवाद का दावा करने वाला medium या necromancer।