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1.                 From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   rune
       n 1: any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in
            Scandinavia from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages; "each
            rune had its own magical significance" [syn: rune, runic
    letter]