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lep·re·chaun (lep′rə kôn′, -kän′)

noun

Ir. Folklore a fairy in the form of a little old man who can reveal a buried crock of gold to anyone who catches him

Etymology: Ir lupracān < OIr luchorpan < lu, little + corpān, dim. of corp, body < L corpus, body: see corpus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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