AMULET

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease

Synonyms:

amulet; talisman

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("amulet" is a kind of...):

charm; good luck charm (something believed to bring good luck)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "amulet"):

greegree; gres-gris; grigri (an African amulet)

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