"djinn" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /d͡ʒɪn/ Audio: en-us-djinn.ogg [US] Forms: djinns [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪn Head templates: {{en-noun}} djinn (plural djinns)
  1. Alternative spelling of jinn. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: jinn
    Sense id: en-djinn-en-noun-B-unqcfl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "pos": "noun",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "ref": "1941, Rupert Gleadow, Magic and Divination, page 125:",
          "text": "Necromancy meant originally the conjuring up the souls of the dead, and later included the conjuring of all sorts of inhuman spirits such as sylphs, giants, and djinn.",
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          "ref": "1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 96:",
          "text": "I would have liked to know whether he thought this was due to the climate, the diet, or simply malefic djinns.",
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      ],
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    },
    {
      "homophone": "djinn"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "gin"
    },
    {
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    }
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        "English terms with quotations",
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned",
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    },
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    },
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    },
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