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undine Definition

un·dine (un dēn′; un′dēn, -dīn)

noun

Folklore a female water spirit who can acquire a soul by marrying, and having a child by, a mortal

Etymology: Ger < ModL Undina, coined by Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus for a water spirit in his alchemical system < L unda, a wave: see water

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