NOUN | artifact | talisman, amulet | a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease |
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Sounds | tae'lihsmahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | A trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease. | |
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Synonym | amulet | |
Narrower | grigri, gres-gris, greegree | An African amulet |
Broader | charm, good luck charm | Something believed to bring good luck |
Spanish | amuleto, filacteria, talismán | |
Catalan | amulet, filacteri, talismà | |
Adjectives | talismanic | possessing or believed to possess magic power especially protective power |
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