"empuse" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɛmˈpjuːz/ Forms: empuses [plural]
Etymology: Latin empusa, from Ancient Greek. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|empusa}} Latin empusa, {{uder|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek Head templates: {{en-noun}} empuse (plural empuses)
  1. (obsolete) A phantom; ghost; spectre. Tags: obsolete

Inflected forms

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