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ge⋅nie

  [jee-nee]
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–noun
1. Islamic Mythology. jinn.
2. a spirit, often appearing in human form, that when summoned by a person carries out the wishes of the summoner.
3. any spirit; demon.
Origin:
1645–55; < F génie < L genius; see genius
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ge·nie   (jē'nē)   
n.  

  1. A supernatural creature who does one's bidding when summoned.

  2. A jinni.


[French génie, spirit, from Latin genius, guardian spirit; see genius.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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genie 
1655, "tutelary spirit," from Fr. genie, from L. genius (see genius); used in Fr. translation of "Arabian Nights" to render Arabic jinni, pl. of jinn "spirit," which it accidentally resembled, and attested in Eng. with this sense from 1748.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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