Phrase guide
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noun
A small wooden doll that is covered with a cape and made to vanish as part of a magic trick.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
A benevolent spirit or angel, seen as influencing a person's decisions in a beneficial way.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: malus genius
History
Learned borrowing from Latin bonus genius (literally “good spirit”).
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
