plural genies also genii
ˈjē-nē(-ˌī) 
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: a magic spirit believed to take human form and serve the person who calls it
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He rubbed the magic lamp to summon the genie.
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The genie is not going back in the bottle.
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
And Ravnik makes a terrific genie!
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
Eden played the titular 2,000-year-old genie named Jeannie opposite Larry Hagman's astronaut Tony Nelson, with the show catapulting the two costars into television history, thanks to their onscreen chemistry.
—Carson Blackwelder, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Now that the genie is out of the bottle, politicians across the spectrum have scrambled to clarify their position on immigration, including all five candidates running in the LDP presidential race.
—Jeff Kingston, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
And Ravnik makes a terrific genie!
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
Eden played the titular 2,000-year-old genie named Jeannie opposite Larry Hagman's astronaut Tony Nelson, with the show catapulting the two costars into television history, thanks to their onscreen chemistry.
—Carson Blackwelder, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Now that the genie is out of the bottle, politicians across the spectrum have scrambled to clarify their position on immigration, including all five candidates running in the LDP presidential race.
—Jeff Kingston, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for genie
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“Genie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genie. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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genie
noun
ge·nie
ˈjē-nē
: a magic spirit believed to take human form and serve the person who calls it
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