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AMULET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does amulet mean? 

AMULET (noun)
  The noun AMULET has 1 sense:

1. a trinket or piece of jewelry thought to be a protection against evil

  Familiarity information: AMULET used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


AMULET (noun)


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Meaning:

A trinket or piece of jewelry thought to be a protection against evil

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

amulet; talisman

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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