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apotropaic eye

apotropaic eye noun: an image of an eye intended to ward off evil.

apotropaic eye: an image of an eye intended to ward off evil
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Noun

apotropaic eye (plural apotropaic eyes)

  1. An image of an eye intended to ward off evil.

Forms of apotropaic eye

pluralapotropaic eyes

Questions about apotropaic eye

What does apotropaic eye mean?
Apotropaic eye means an image of an eye intended to ward off evil.
What part of speech is apotropaic eye?
Apotropaic eye is a noun.
What is the plural of apotropaic eye?
The plural of apotropaic eye is apotropaic eyes.

Words near apotropaic eye in the dictionary

  1. apotransferrin
  2. apotreptic
  3. apotreptics
  4. apotropaia
  5. apotropaic
  6. apotropaic eye
  7. apotropaically
  8. apotropaics
  9. apotropaion
  10. apotropaism
  11. apotropous

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