alma — meaning in English

English meaning

• ghost noun The soul of a dead person believed to appear to or haunt the living.
• soul noun The spiritual or immaterial part of a person, often believed to continue after death.

Senses

alma is used for these senses in English:

• ghost A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
• soul Life, energy, vigor.
• sound post (lutherie) A wooden rod located inside the body of a violin-family instrument, close to the treble-side bridge foot.

ghost — full definition

1. noun The soul of a dead person believed to appear to or haunt the living.
2. verb To suddenly stop all communication with someone, especially in a relationship, without any explanation.
3. verb To secretly write or produce work credited to someone else (short for ghostwrite).
4. verb To make a visual element look faint or grayed-out to show it can't currently be used.

soul — full definition

1. noun The spiritual or immaterial part of a person, often believed to continue after death.
2. noun The essential or defining quality of something; its life and character.
3. noun A genre of African American popular music known for its emotional, gospel-influenced style.
4. noun A person, especially thought of as one among many.

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