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incubus

n.
UK //ˈɪnkjuːbəs// in·cubus
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Origin

From Late Latin incubus, from Latin incubō (“nightmare, one who lies down on the sleeper”), from incubō (“to lie upon, to hatch”, from in- (“on”) + cubō (“to lie down”)).

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