Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - incubus
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noun (plural incubi; also -buses) Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin, from Latin incubare Date: 13th century 1. an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep; especially one that has sexual intercourse with women while they are sleeping — compare succubus 2. nightmare 2 3. one that oppresses or burdens like a nightmare
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n. (pl. incubuses or incubi) 1 an evil spirit supposed to descend on sleeping persons. 2 a nightmare. 3 a person or thing that oppresses like a nightmare. Etymology: ME f. LL, = L incubo nightmare (as INCUBATE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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~ n 1 someone or something that causes a lot of worries 2 a male devil that is supposed to have sex with a sleeping woman (- compare succubus) 3 literary a bad dream; nightmare (1) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- M.E., from L.L. (Augustine), from L. incubo "nightmare, one who lies down on," from incubare (see incubate). Plural is incubi. In the Middle Ages, their existence was recognized by law. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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