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Topic: OCCULT

Language: Old English
Origin: wicca 'wizard' and wicce 'witch'

witch

 noun
     
witch
witch [countable]
1RO a woman who is supposed to have magic powers, especially to do bad things [↪ wizard]
2 informal an insulting word for a woman who is old or unpleasant
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