genie

noun

ge·​nie ˈjē-nē How to pronounce genie (audio)
plural genies also genii ˈjē-nē(-ˌī) How to pronounce genie (audio)
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: a magic spirit believed to take human form and serve the person who calls it

Examples of genie in a Sentence

He rubbed the magic lamp to summon the genie.
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Our goal has been to become the 'genie' for retailers today by anticipating tomorrow’s trends. Casper Ravn-Sørensen, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 There is no way to put the genie back in the bottle. Hod Fleishman, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024 In other words, some genies don’t go back in their bottles. Nir Eisikovits, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024 More than six decades after humanity first harnessed the destructive power of nuclear reactions, the only country to have ever used nuclear weapons was charting a path for the world to put the genie back in the bottle. Nina Tannenwald, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2018 See all Example Sentences for genie 

Word History

Etymology

French génie, from Arabic jinnī

First Known Use

1706, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of genie was in 1706

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“Genie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genie. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

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genie

noun
ge·​nie ˈjē-nē How to pronounce genie (audio)
: a magic spirit believed to take human form and serve the person who calls it

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