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apotropaic
ap·o·tro·pa·ic [ àppətrə páy ik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
preventing evil: intended to ward off evil or bad luck
[Late 19th century. < Greek apotropaios< apotrepein "turn away" < trepein "to turn"]

ap·o·tro·pa·i·cal·ly adverb
ap·o·tro·pa·ism noun
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