golem
noun/ˈɡəʊləm/, /ˈɡɔɪləm/
/ˈɡəʊləm/
- (in traditional Jewish stories) a figure made of clay that comes to life
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- a machine that behaves like a human
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Yiddish goylem, from Hebrew gōlem ‘shapeless mass’.
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