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lycanthropy

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  1. 1. n. The supposed act of turning one's self or another person into a wolf. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A kind of erratic melancholy, in which the patient imagines himself a wolf, and imitates the actions of that animal. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. (folklore) the magical ability of a person to assume the characteristics of a wolf Source: wordnet
  4. 4. 1. The supposed act of turning one's self or another person into a wolf. Lowell. 2. (Med.) A kind of erratic melancholy, in which the patient imagines himself a wolf, and imitates the actions of that animal. Source: webster
  5. 5. A kind of erratic melancholy, in which the patient imagineshimself a wolf, and imitates the actions of that animal. Source: adambom
  6. 6. n. (folklore) the magical ability of a person to assume the characteristics of a wolf Source: ecdict

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