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The exact curse was never specified, but it was caused by him wearing a cursed ring.

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Avada Kedavra, cast by Severus Snape. But he was already poisoned and cursed, so he would have died soon anyway.

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Severus Snape used Avada Kedavra to kill Dumbledore.

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because apparently it could return the dead -i think he wanted his sister, Ariana or something like that to return-but that's just my guess

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No, Dumbledore does not have a horcrux but Voldemort has 7. Horcruxes are described as one of the foulest forms of Dark Magic. That is not the sort of thing Dumbledore would use.

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The ring he had on was Voldemort's horcrux so it had a curse on it. When Dumbledore tried it on, Dumbledore got the curse

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Put a curse on his hand that would soon spread to the rest of his body and kill him.

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The ring of the Gaunts'.

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The Jelly Legs Jinx.

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