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Oui⋅ja

[wee-juh or, often, -jee]
Trademark.
a device consisting of a small board, or planchette, on legs that rest on a larger board marked with words, letters of the alphabet, etc., and that by moving over the larger board and touching the words, letters, etc., while the fingers of spiritualists, mediums, or others rest lightly upon it, is employed to answer questions, give messages, etc.
Also called Ouija board.
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Oui·ja   (wē'jə, -jē)   
A trademark used for a board with the alphabet and other symbols on it, and a planchette that is thought, when touched with the fingers, to move in such a way as to spell out spiritualistic and telepathic messages on the board.
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Ouija 
1891, a trademark name (originally by Kennard Novelty Co., Baltimore, Md.), compounded from Fr. oui + Ger. ja, both meaning "yes."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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