| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. (Arabian Nights) a magical lamp from which Aladdin summoned a genie.[Wordnet]. | |
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Common Expressions: Aladdin's lamp
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| Aladdin's lamp | (Arabian Nights) a magical lamp from which Aladdin summoned a genie. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Aladdin's lamp | Aladdin's lamp is the subject of a story in the Arabian Nights. A young boy Aladdin acquires a magic oil lamp that, when rubbed, brings forth a genie who is prepared to grant his every wish. Aladdin uses his wishes to win the hand of the sultan's daughter and to build a magnificent palace. However, the magician who gave Aladdin the lamp steals it back, but eventually Aladdin recovers the lamp and lives happily every after. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: Aladdin's lamp
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| Aladdin's Lamp | Literature | 1: "It was impossible that a family, holding a document which gave them access to the most powerful noblemen in Scotland, should have suffered it to remain unemployed, like Aladdin's rusty lamp." - Senior. 2: The source of wealth and good fortune. After Aladdin came to his wealth and was married, he suffered his lamp to hang up and get rusty. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
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