nounπShareA letter, or character, belonging to the written language of various ancient Germanic peoples, especially the Scandinavians and the Anglo-Saxons."The professor showed the class a few runic runes from an old Anglo-Saxon manuscript. "writinglanguagehistoryculturearchaeologysignChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA Finnish or Scandinavian epic poem, or a division of one, especially a division of the Kalevala."In Finnish literature class, we are studying the different runes that make up the epic poem, Kalevala. "literaturemythologyculturestoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA letter or mark used as mystical or magic symbol."The old book described how to draw a specific rune to protect your home from bad luck. "mythologyreligionlanguagewritingculturemarksupernaturalhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA verse or song, especially one with mystical or mysterious overtones; a spell or an incantation."The old woman chanted a strange rune over the sick child, hoping to bring back his health. "mythologyreligionliteraturecursesupernaturalwritinglanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA roun (secret or mystery)."The archaeologist believed the ancient rune carved into the stone held a secret about the civilization's disappearance. "mythologyculturewritingsignhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareIn the Go programming language, a Unicode code point."In Go, you can use a rune to represent individual characters from any language, like the Japanese character 'η«' (cat). "computingtechnologylanguagetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
