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OUIJA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Ouija mean? 

OUIJA (noun)
  The noun OUIJA has 1 sense:

1. a board with the alphabet on it; used with a planchette to spell out supernatural messagesplay

  Familiarity information: OUIJA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


OUIJA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A board with the alphabet on it; used with a planchette to spell out supernatural messages

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Ouija; Ouija board

Hypernyms ("Ouija" is a kind of...):

board; gameboard (a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games)

Meronyms (parts of "Ouija"):

planchette (a triangular board supported on casters; when lightly touched with the fingertips it is supposed to spell out supernatural (or unconscious) messages)


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