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TeraS at 17:09, 20 June 2014

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	::Middle English, from Late Latin, alteration of Latin incubō, from incubāre, to lie down on.		::Middle English, from Late Latin, alteration of Latin incubō, from incubāre, to lie down on.


	==Pronunciation==		==Pronunciation==
	'''incubus'''		'''incubus'''
	::(''ĭn'kyə-bəs'', ''ĭng'-'') pronunciation		::(''ĭn'kyə-bəs'', ''ĭng'-'') pronunciation


	== External Link ==		== External Link ==
	*[http://www.answers.com/topic/incubus The original source of this ~~page~~ at Answers.com]		*[http://www.answers.com/topic/incubus The original source of this article at Answers.com]

TeraS at 18:51, 13 March 2014

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	''For other uses of the word Incubus, see [[Incubus (disambiguation)]].''		''For other uses of the word Incubus, see [[Incubus (disambiguation)]].''


	==Etymology==		==Etymology==
	From Late Latin incubus, from Latin incubo (“nightmare, one who lies down on the sleeper”), from incubāre (“to lie upon, to hatch”), from in- (“on”) + cubāre (“to lie”).		From Late Latin incubus, from Latin incubo (''“nightmare, one who lies down on the sleeper”''), from incubāre (''“to lie upon, to hatch”''), from in- (''“on”'') + cubāre (''“to lie”'').

	n., pl. -bus·es or -bi (-bī').		::n., pl. -bus·es or -bi (-bī').

	1. An evil spirit supposed to descend upon and have sexual intercourse with women as they sleep.		*1. An evil spirit supposed to descend upon and have sexual intercourse with women as they sleep.
			*2. A nightmare.
			*3. An oppressive or nightmarish burden.

	~~2. A nightmare.~~		::Middle English, from Late Latin, alteration of Latin incubō, from incubāre, to lie down on.

	~~3. An oppressive or nightmarish burden.~~

	(Middle English, from Late Latin, alteration of Latin incubō, from incubāre, to lie down on.)

	==Pronunciation==		==Pronunciation==
	'''incubus'''		'''incubus'''
			::(''ĭn'kyə-bəs'', ''ĭng'-'') pronunciation
	(ĭn'kyə-bəs, ĭng'-) pronunciation

	== External Link ==		== External Link ==
	*[http://www.answers.com/topic/incubus The original source of this page at Answers.com]		*[http://www.answers.com/topic/incubus The original source of this page at Answers.com]

TeraS at 15:56, 28 November 2013

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			''For other uses of the word Incubus, see [[Incubus (disambiguation)]].''


	~~'''~~incubus~~'''~~		==Etymology==
	(~~ĭn'kyə-bəs~~, ~~ĭng'~~-) ~~pronunciation~~		From Late Latin incubus, from Latin incubo (“nightmare, one who lies down on the sleeper”), from incubāre (“to lie upon, to hatch”), from in- (“on”) + cubāre (“to lie”).

	n., pl. -bus·es or -bi (-bī').		n., pl. -bus·es or -bi (-bī').

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	3. An oppressive or nightmarish burden.		3. An oppressive or nightmarish burden.

			(Middle English, from Late Latin, alteration of Latin incubō, from incubāre, to lie down on.)

	~~(Middle English, from Late Latin, alteration of Latin incubō, from incubāre, to lie down on.)~~		==Pronunciation==
			'''incubus'''

			(ĭn'kyə-bəs, ĭng'-) pronunciation

	== External Link ==		== External Link ==
	*[http://www.answers.com/topic/incubus The original source of this page at Answers.com]		*[http://www.answers.com/topic/incubus The original source of this page at Answers.com]

TeraS: New page: Category:Definitions '''incubus''' (ĭn'kyə-bəs, ĭng'-) pronunciation n., pl. -bus·es or -bi (-bī'). 1. An evil spirit supposed to descend upon and have sexual intercourse wi...

2009-02-04T14:56:11Z

New page: Category:Definitions '''incubus''' (ĭn'kyə-bəs, ĭng'-) pronunciation n., pl. -bus·es or -bi (-bī'). 1. An evil spirit supposed to descend upon and have sexual intercourse wi...

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[[Category:Definitions]]

'''incubus'''
(ĭn'kyə-bəs, ĭng'-) pronunciation

n., pl. -bus·es or -bi (-bī').

1. An evil spirit supposed to descend upon and have sexual intercourse with women as they sleep.

2. A nightmare.

3. An oppressive or nightmarish burden.

(Middle English, from Late Latin, alteration of Latin incubō, from incubāre, to lie down on.)

== External Link ==
*[http://www.answers.com/topic/incubus The original source of this page at Answers.com]