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Topic: LETTERS AND PUNCTUATION

Language: Old English
Origin: run

rune

 noun
     
rune [countable] technical
1SLA one of the letters of the alphabet used in the past by people in Northern Europe
2ROM a magic song or written sign
—runic adjective
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