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grimoire
noun
gri·moire
\grə̇mˈwär\
Definition of grimoire
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: a magician's manual for invoking demons and the spirits of the dead
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Origin and Etymology of grimoire
French, from Old French, alteration of gramaire grammar, grammar book, learned work, book of witchcraft
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