- plural of genius.
genii
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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And how could they be in any art that is, above and beyond all else, a celebration of genii loci, spirits of place?
From New York Times ● May 4, 2023
It turns out that swifts, beloved genii locorum of bright summer streets, are just as much nocturnal creatures of thick summer darkness.
From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2020
The registration spells the Latin word "genii", meaning magical person or being.
From BBC ● May 15, 2011
"We could become a nation of typographic genii through a litany of design atrocities," Bents reasoned.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 16, 2010
The subjects were usually genii, peacocks, the cock, fruits, garlands, the latter sometimes painted from end to end of the wall.
From From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey by Howe, Julia Ward
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