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Definition of rune noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

rune

noun

NAmE//run//

1one of the letters in an alphabet that people in northern Europe used in ancient times and cut into wood or stone

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2a symbol that has a mysterious or magic meaning

runic

NAmE//ˈrunɪk//

adjective runic inscriptionsSee rune in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Check pronunciation: rune