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/ˈmad͡ʒɪk/
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/ˈmæd͡ʒɪk/
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ˈmadʒɪk
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ˈmædʒɪk
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Noun
The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them.
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“My magic will help you find true love,” said the witch as she looked for the right herbs in her collection.
And whan he shall be arrayed as I telle you / lete hym thenne doo his incantacyons & his magyke as he wyll […].
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But by what magique I, that here have ſtood / Four hunderd yeares (thou know’ſt how truly ſpoke), / Can now remove, think’ſt thou?
The arts of magic and divination were strictly prohibited.
Does not the very name stir the heart [...] with a thrill more mysterious and romantic than any allusion to the magics of Egypt or Hind?
Conversions to the new religion […] have frequently been assisted by the view of converts that they are acquiring not just a means of otherworldly salvation, but a new and more powerful magic.
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them. The supernatural forces which are drawn on in such a ritual.
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The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them. A specific ritual or procedure associated with such magic; a spell; a magical ability.
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And she can turn people into stone and do all kinds of horrible things. And she has made a magic so that it is always winter in Narnia—always winter, but it never gets to Christmas.
"I am the master of mighty magics."
The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them. The ability to cast a magic spell.
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I learned a new magic after rescuing the tree fairy.
Something producing successful and remarkable results, especially when not fully understood; an enchanting quality; exceptional skill.
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The original family who had begun to build a palace to outrival Nonesuch had died out before they had put up little more than the gateway, so that the actual structure which had come down to posterity retained the secret magic of a promise rather than the overpowering splendour of a great architectural achievement.
I look at him and there is a magic. What is it? Love?
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We began to take Santa Claus to the kids at the isolated sidings for the same reason men all over Australia on the lines back o' beyond did [...] we didn't want them to miss that magic.
Something producing successful and remarkable results, especially when not fully understood; an enchanting quality; exceptional skill. Complicated or esoteric code that is not expected to be generally understood.
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The stringstream class hides a lot of string parsing magic from us at this point.
The art or practice of performing conjuring tricks and illusions to give the appearance of supernatural phenomena or powers.
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The art or practice of performing conjuring tricks and illusions to give the appearance of supernatural phenomena or powers. One such conjuring trick or illusion.
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Adjective
Having supernatural talents, properties or qualities attributed to magic.
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a magic wand
a magic dragon
Producing extraordinary results, as though through the use of magic.
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a magic moment
Pertaining to conjuring tricks or illusions performed for entertainment etc.
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a magic show
a magic trick
Great; excellent.
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I cleaned up the flat while you were out. —Really? Magic!
Describing the number of nucleons in a particularly stable isotopic nucleus; 2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82, 126, and 184.
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Being a literal number or string value with no meaning or context, not defined as a constant or variable
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The code is full of magic numbers and we can't figure out what they mean.
Verb
To produce, transform (something), (as if) by magic.
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He pictured them standing about the dim hallway, magicked into immobility, glazed and mute, one with a hand raised, another bending to set down a bag, and Licht before them, nodding and twitching like a marionette, as usual.
The Western professionals magic so much money offshore that it is impossible to put a reliable figure on it.
None can be magicked overnight.
Adjective
possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
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charming incantations
magic signs that protect against adverse influence
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a magical spell
wizard wands
wizardly powers
Noun
any art that invokes supernatural powers
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an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
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