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Definition of amulet noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

amulet

noun
 
/ˈæmjʊlət/
 
/ˈæmjʊlət/
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  1. a piece of jewellery that some people wear because they think it protects them from bad luck, illness, etc.
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    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin amuletum, of unknown origin.
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