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Word: Ghoul
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 18th century: from Arabic ġūl, a desert demon believed to rob graves and devour corpses
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɡuːl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an evil spirit or phantom, especially one supposed to rob graves and feed on dead bodies.
Short Definition:evil spirit
Definition:
a person morbidly interested in death or disaster.
Short Definition:person morbidly interested in death or disaster
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