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noun

ămŭlētum

gen. ămŭlēti · gender neuter · decl. 2nd
(Arab. hamalet)
a sympathetic preservative against sickness; an amulet •
a sympathetic preservative against sickness, etc., φυλακτήριον, an amulet (usu. hung around the neck): veneficiorum amuleta, Plin. 29, 4, 19, § 66; so id. 30, 15, 47, § 138 al.
Perseus ID: n2379 Key: amuletum