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periapt

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per⋅i⋅apt

  [per-ee-apt]
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–noun
an amulet.
Origin:
1575–85; < Gk períapton amulet, n. use of neut. of períaptos hung around, equiv. to peri- peri- + (h)aptós, verbid of háptein to fasten
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per·i·apt   (pěr'ē-āpt')   
n.  A charm worn as protection against mischief and disease; an amulet.

[French périapte, from Greek periapton, from periaptos, hung around : peri-, peri- + haptos, fastened (from haptein, to fasten).]
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