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  genie

  noun

  jinn.
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  Genie

  noun

  an award given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television in recognition of Canadian cinematic achievements

genie

American  

[jee-nee] / ˈdʒi ni /

noun

• genies
  plural

1. Islamic Mythology. jinn.

2. a spirit, often appearing in human form, that when summoned by a person carries out the wishes of the summoner.

3. any spirit; demon.

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genie ¹ British  

/ ˈdʒiːnɪ /

noun

1. (in fairy tales and stories) a servant who appears by magic and fulfils a person's wishes

2. another word for jinni

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Genie ² British  

/ ˈdʒiːnɪ /

noun

1. an award given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television in recognition of Canadian cinematic achievements

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Noun Inflected Forms

• genies
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of genie

1645–55; < French génie < Latin genius; see genius

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Explanation

A genie is a mythological spirit. In stories, most genies are described as magical beings that live inside lamps or bottles and grant people's wishes. The word genie comes from the French génie, a word that was coined for the French translation of the book Arabian Nights and comes from the Arabic jinni. Genies were a staple of ancient Arabian myths, and later of Islamic folktales. If you've ever seen the movie Aladdin, you know the popular version of a genie, who appears to grant wishes after being summoned from an oil lamp.

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“The AI genie is out of the bottle,” Tengler wrote in a Monday note, highlighting that AI adoption is occurring across diverse industries outside of tech and leading to productivity improvements.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

"I don't know how they're going to put the genie back in the bottle," Lee told AFP.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

“We may not be able to put this genie back into the bottle,” he added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

“So just like that, the proverbial genie is out of the bottle and it’s on videotape that I’m going to UCLA,” Easley would recall many years later.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2025

May said, turning away from the Mirror for the first time since the genie spoke to her.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

Previous demos of world models, like the Genie models unveiled by Google DeepMind, focused on generating new worlds to train robots.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Also on Tuesday, Databricks is announcing Genie Agents and Genie App Builder, products targeted at business users who want to vibe-code their own AI agents and applications.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

The 45-year-old Genie in a Bottle singer last played in the UK in 2022 and visited London, Manchester and Liverpool.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

Sid co-created 1960s and ’70s children’s TV shows that featured colorful and quirky characters like Weenie the Genie, Horatio J. HooDoo and Cha-Ka the ape-boy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026

On the way downstairs, Grandma hit Ernie and Genie and their mother with everything she had to get them to stay the night.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds

The entire industry is an illusion: actors, dialogue, costumes, sets, editing, even the magic of performers appearing on small screens with a snap, like genies summoned to amuse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2024

For centuries there have been stories that it harboured jinns, or genies.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2021

I try to play two small roles at these annual events: One, I help my friends make sure the various Princess Elsas, dragons, Pokémon and genies do not wander too close to a burning gourd.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 17, 2019

Daniel, one of the genies, once had a couple ask for their suite to be filled with flowers.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2018

“Fie communicates with the genies of the desert.”

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho

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