"cybersoul" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cybersouls [plural]
Etymology: cyber- + soul Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|cyber|soul}} cyber- + soul Head templates: {{en-noun}} cybersoul (plural cybersouls)
  1. The supposed equivalent of a soul in cyberspace. Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-cybersoul-en-noun-I-H34vr8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with cyber-

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1996, Hoover's Guide to Media Companies",
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          "ref": "2004, Peter Antes, Regional, Critical, and Historical Approaches, page 398",
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