nounπShareA letter, or character, belonging to the written language of various ancient Germanic peoples, especially the Scandinavians and the Anglo-Saxons."The museum exhibit displayed ancient runes carved into a stone slab. "writinglanguagehistoryculturearchaeologysignChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA Finnish or Scandinavian epic poem, or a division of one, especially a division of the Kalevala."In his Finnish literature class, the professor lectured on the captivating runes that make up the Kalevala. "literaturemythologystoryculturelanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA letter or mark used as mystical or magic symbol."The old book described how ancient Vikings carved runes on stones to protect their homes from bad luck. "mythologyarchaeologyreligionculturewritingsignsupernaturalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA verse or song, especially one with mystical or mysterious overtones; a spell or an incantation."The old woman whispered runes under her breath, hoping to protect her family from harm. "mythologyliteraturereligionsupernaturalcursewritinglanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA roun (secret or mystery)."The ancient runes carved into the stone held many secrets, their meanings lost to time. "mythologylanguagewritingculturereligionhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareIn the Go programming language, a Unicode code point."In Go, the len function on a string might not give you the number of characters you see, because it counts the number of runes, which are the individual Unicode code points that make up the string. "computingtechnicallanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
