GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   genie, ‖génie (jēˈnē), n. [F.]
   1. Same as Genius1.
   
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   2. (Islamic mythology)  Same as jinnee.
   
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   3. (Fairy tales)  A fabulous spirit having special powers, often appearing in human form, which, when summoned by a person, is required to perform the commands of the summoner.  It is based on the mythological jinnee; the prototype is the genie residing in an oil lamp, summoned by Aladdin.
   
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   Jinnee, Jinni (jĭnˈnē), n.; pl. Jinn (jĭn). [Ar.] (Arabian & Muslim Myth.) A genius or demon; one of the fabled genii, good and evil spirits, supposed to be the children of fire, and to have the power of assuming various forms. [Written also djinnee, genie, etc.]
   
   Syn. -- jinn; jin; djinn.
   
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   ☞ Jinn is also used as sing., with pl. jinns ().
   
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