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Jynx

UK/d͡ʒɪŋks/ US/ˈdʒɪŋks/ uncommon

noun

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wrynecks

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Origin

An adaptation of the Latin iynx (“wryneck”), itself an adaptation of the Ancient Greek ἴϋγξ (íünx, “Eurasian wryneck, Jynx torquilla; spell or charm; passionate yearning”).

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