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sheltered workshop
sheltie
shelve (1)
shelve (2)
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shelving
Shema
shemozzle
shen
Shenandoah National Park
Shenandoah River
shenanigan
sheng
Shenyang
Sheol
shepherd
shepherd’s check
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shen

shen [ shun ] (plural shen)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. spirit of dead person: in Chinese thought, a beneficent spirit of a dead mortal or a deity

2. spiritual part of person: in Chinese philosophy, the spiritual aspect of a person

[Mid-19th century. < Chinese]
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