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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 messages
Familiarity information: OUIJA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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