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   Zom·bie

   /ˈzämbē/

   

   noun

   • 1. a corpse said to be revived by witchcraft, especially in certain African and Caribbean religions.
   • ▪ (in popular fiction) a person or reanimated corpse that has been turned into a creature capable of movement but not of rational thought, which feeds on human flesh: "a world overrun by zombies"
   • ▪ a person who is or appears lifeless, apathetic, or completely unresponsive to their surroundings. informal
   • ▪ a hypothetical being that responds to stimulus as a person would but that does not experience consciousness.
   • ▪ a computer controlled by another person without the owner's knowledge and used for sending spam or other illegal or illicit activities.
   • 2. a tall mixed drink consisting of several kinds of rum, liqueur, and fruit juice.

   Word Origin early 19th century: of West African origin; compare with Kikongo zumbi ‘fetish’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. zombielike adjective

   Scrabble Points: 19

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   What is zombie noun?

   • Definition of zombie noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (in some African and Caribbean religions and in horror stories) a dead body that has been made alive again by magic Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English.

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   Where do zombies come from?

   • In modern popular culture, zombies are most commonly found in horror and fantasy genre works. The term comes from Haitian folklore, in which a zombie is a dead body reanimated through various methods, most commonly magical practices in religions like Vodou.

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   Where did the word 'zombie' come from?

   • The English word "zombie" is first recorded in 1819, in a history of Brazil by the poet Robert Southey, in the form of "zombi", actually referring to the Afro-Brazilian rebel leader named Zumbi and the etymology of his name in "nzambi".

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   What is a zombie based on?

   • This interpretation of the zombie, as an undead person that attacks and eats the flesh of living people, is drawn largely from George A. Romero 's film Night of the Living Dead (1968), which was partly inspired by Richard Matheson 's novel I Am Legend (1954).

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ZombieZombie - Wikipedia

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   A zombie (Haitian French: zombi, Haitian Creole: zonbi, Kikongo: zumbi) is a mythological undead corporeal revenant created through the reanimation of a corpse. In modern popular culture, zombies are most commonly found in horror and fantasy genre works.

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4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › zombiZombi Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. a. : a will-less and speechless human (as in voodoo belief and in fictional stories) held to have died and been supernaturally reanimated. b. : the supernatural power that according to voodoo belief may enter into and reanimate a dead body. 2. a. : a person held to resemble the so-called walking dead. especially : automaton. b.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › zombiezombie noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Definition of zombie noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Sep 13, 2017 · A zombie, according to pop culture and folklore, is usually either a reawakened corpse with a ravenous appetite or someone bitten by another zombie infected with a “zombie...

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › zombieZOMBIE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   ZOMBIE meaning: 1. a dead body that walks around because of magic 2. in a very tired, slow way: . Learn more.

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   Zombie definition: a mute and will-less body, robbed of its soul and given the semblance of life by a supernatural force, usually for manual labor or some evil purpose. See examples of ZOMBIE used in a sentence.

10. www.britannica.com › dictionary › zombieZombie Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    ZOMBIE meaning: 1 : a person who moves very slowly and is not aware of what is happening especially because of being very tired; 2 : a dead person who is able to move because of magic according to some religions and in stories, movies, etc.