n. The ability to attract others through personal magnetism and charm. [Spanish dialectal, charm, from Spanish, ghost, from Old Spanish, owner, proprietor, from duen de (casa), lord of (a house) : duen, lord (from Latin dominus; see dem- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots) + de, of (from Latin dē; see DE-).] |
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