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oracle_bone

oracle bone

English

Noun

oracle bone ‎(plural oracle bones)

A piece of turtle shell or bone used for divination during the late Shang dynasty of China.

Derived terms

oracle bone script

Translations

piece of turtle shell or bone used for divination

Chinese:
Mandarin: 甲骨 (zh) ‎(jiǎgǔ)
Finnish: oraakkeli luu

Hungarian: jóslócsont
Russian: