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genie

The definition of a genie is a spirit or imaginary creature that will appear when you rub a magic lamp and grant wishes.

(noun)

The wish-granting supernatural figure voiced by Robin Williams in Aladdin who came out of the bottle and who granted Aladdin three wishes is an example of a genie.

See genie in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

jinni, now, esp., one in fables and stories who is confined to a lamp or bottle and who grants the wishes of whoever releases him

Origin: Fr génie (< L genius: see genius), used to transl. Ar jinnī, a demon < jinn, demons

See genie in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A supernatural creature who does one's bidding when summoned.
A jinni.

Origin:

Origin: French génie, spirit

Origin: , from Latin genius, guardian spirit; see Genius

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