| Back | apotropaic /ap-uh-truh-PEY-ik/ |
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| Front | adjective Intended to ward off evil. [From Greek apotropaios turning away (evil), from apotrepein] Wright's aim was clearly apotropaic - to warn blacks off from anything suspected of white exploitation. These were apotropaic meaning they were intended to ward off evil. |
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