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incubus [ˈɪnkjʊbəs] n pl -bi [-ˌbaɪ], -buses 1. (Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) a demon believed in folklore to lie upon sleeping persons, esp to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women Compare succubus 2. something that oppresses, worries, or disturbs greatly, esp a nightmare or obsession [from Late Latin, from incubāre to lie upon; see incubate] incubus a demon alleged to lie upon people in their sleep and especially to tempt women to sexual relations. — incubi, n. pl. See also: Demons
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