rune
noun/ruːn/
Frequency rank: #12,951 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a letter or symbol from an ancient alphabet, often believed to have magical powers.
Example sentence
The archaeologist discovered an ancient stone carved with a strange rune that no one could decipher.
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