periapt
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per·i·apt
(pĕr'ē-ăpt') 
n.
A charm worn as protection against mischief and disease; an amulet.
n.
A charm worn as protection against mischief and disease; an amulet.
[French périapte, from Greek periapton, from periaptos, hung around : peri-, peri- + haptos, fastened (from haptein, to fasten).]
Roget's Thesaurus:
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periapt
noun
- A small object worn or kept for its supposed magical power: amulet, charm, fetish, juju, phylactery, talisman. See supernatural.
Translations:
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Periapt
Français (French)
n. - amulette
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φυλακτό, χαϊμαλί, (απαρχ.) περίαπτο
Italiano (Italian)
amuleto, talismano
Português (Portuguese)
n. - amuleto (m)
Español (Spanish)
n. - amuleto, talismán
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - amulett
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
护身符
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 護身符
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) تميمه, تعويذ
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