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Ouija definition

☆ Ouija (wē′jə, -jē)

a board bearing the alphabet and various symbols, with a planchette that is moved by the fingers to spell out messages, an action believed by some people to be under the direction of spirits

Etymology: < Fr oui, yes + Ger ja, yes

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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