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dyb·buk (dib′ək)

noun

Jewish Folklore the spirit of a dead person that enters the body of a living person and possesses it

Etymology: Heb dibbūq < dābhaq, to cleave, hold to

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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