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Word of the Day - apotropaic
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apotropaic
/ˌapətrəˈpeɪɪk/
adjective
Supposedly having the power to avert evil influences or bad luck.
Origin
Late 19th century: from Greek apotropaios ‘averting evil’, from apotrepein ‘turn away or from’ + -ic.
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John did not depend on apotropaic icons on his dashboard. He drove carefully with a watchful eye, staying well back from the car in front of him on the turnpike.
