Etymology

apotropaion

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Today it means: Something that wards off evil; an amulet or magic charm. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀποτρόπαιον
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἀποτρόπαιον
  2. English todayapotropaion

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀποτρόπαιον (apotrópaion).

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