| Pronunciation: | | lI'kanthrupee
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] (folklore) the magical ability of a person to assume the characteristics of a wolf |
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LYCANTHROPY is a 11 letter word that starts with L. |
| | See Also: | | magical ability, magical power |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ly*can"thro*py\, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. lycanthropie.]
1. The supposed act of turning one's self or another person
into a wolf. --Lowell.
2. (Med.) A kind of erratic melancholy, in which the patient
imagines himself a wolf, and imitates the actions of that
animal.
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