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- 1 Having supernatural talents, properties or qualities attributed to magic. not-comparable
"a magic wand"
- 2 Producing extraordinary results, as though through the use of magic. not-comparable
"a magic moment"
- 3 Pertaining to conjuring tricks or illusions performed for entertainment etc. not-comparable
"a magic show"
- 4 Great; excellent. colloquial, not-comparable
"I cleaned up the flat while you were out. —Really? Magic!"
- 5 Describing the number of nucleons in a particularly stable isotopic nucleus; 2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82, 126, and 184. not-comparable
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- 6 Being a literal number or string value with no meaning or context, not defined as a constant or variable not-comparable
"The code is full of magic numbers and we can't figure out what they mean."
- 1 possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers wordnet
- 1 An Allied cryptanalysis project, during and prior to World War II, that decrypted Japanese messages.
- 1 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. uncountable, usually
"“My magic will help you find true love,” said the witch as she looked for the right herbs in her collection."
- 2 Initialism of magnetism-based interaction capture. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
"Use of MAGIC in genome-wide expression screening can identify multiple protein targets of a drug."
- 3 an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers wordnet
- 4 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. uncountable, usually
- 5 any art that invokes supernatural powers wordnet
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- 6 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. countable, rare, usually
"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."
- 7 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. countable, usually
"I learned a new magic after rescuing the tree fairy."
- 8 Something producing successful and remarkable results, especially when not fully understood; an enchanting quality; exceptional skill. uncountable, usually
"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."
- 9 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. slang, uncountable, usually
"The stringstream class hides a lot of string parsing magic from us at this point."
- 10 The art or practice of performing conjuring tricks and illusions to give the appearance of supernatural phenomena or powers. uncountable, usually
- 11 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. countable, usually
- 1 To produce, transform (something), (as if) by magic. transitive
"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."
Etymology
From Middle English magik, magyk, from Old French magique (noun and adjective), from Latin magicus (adjective), magica (noun use of feminine form of magicus), from Ancient Greek μαγικός (magikós, “magical”), from μάγος (mágos, “magus”). Ultimately from Old Iranian, probably derived from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂gʰ- (“to be able to, to help; power, sorcerer”). Displaced native Old English ġealdor (survived in Middle English galder), and dwimmer.
From Middle English magik, magyk, from Old French magique (noun and adjective), from Latin magicus (adjective), magica (noun use of feminine form of magicus), from Ancient Greek μαγικός (magikós, “magical”), from μάγος (mágos, “magus”). Ultimately from Old Iranian, probably derived from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂gʰ- (“to be able to, to help; power, sorcerer”). Displaced native Old English ġealdor (survived in Middle English galder), and dwimmer.
From Middle English magik, magyk, from Old French magique (noun and adjective), from Latin magicus (adjective), magica (noun use of feminine form of magicus), from Ancient Greek μαγικός (magikós, “magical”), from μάγος (mágos, “magus”). Ultimately from Old Iranian, probably derived from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂gʰ- (“to be able to, to help; power, sorcerer”). Displaced native Old English ġealdor (survived in Middle English galder), and dwimmer.
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