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suc⋅cu⋅bus
[suhk-yuh-buh
s] 
–noun, plural -bi [-bahy] .
[-bahy] . | 1. | a demon in female form, said to have sexual intercourse with men in their sleep. Compare incubus (def. 1). |
| 2. | any demon or evil spirit. |
| 3. | a strumpet or prostitute. |
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| suc·cu·bus (sŭk'yə-bəs) n. pl. suc·cu·bus·es or suc·cu·bi (-bī', -bē') also suc·cu·bae (-bē', -bī')
[Middle English, from Medieval Latin, alteration (influenced by Late Latin incubus, incubus) of Latin succuba, paramour, from succubāre, to lie under : sub-, sub- + cubāre, to lie down.] |
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succubus
1387, alteration (after incubus) of L.L. succuba "strumpet," applied to a fiend in female form having intercourse with men in their sleep, from succubare "to lie under," from sub- "under" + cubare "to lie down" (see cubicle).
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Main Entry: suc·cu·bus
Pronunciation: 's&k-y&-b&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural suc·cu·bi /-"bI,-"bE/
: an imaginary demon assuming female form and formerly held to have sexual intercourse with men in their sleep —compare
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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