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magical

//ˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl//

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Note for magical

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Forms

Comparative
more magical
Superlative
most magical

Definitions

  1. 1.Of, relating to, or by means of magic.

    • But the vulva is the magical wound that bleeds and heals itself every month, and because it bleeds in sympathy with the dark of the moon, the vulva is an expression not of physiology but of cosmology.
  2. 2.Enchanting.

    • The fireworks created a magical atmosphere in that beautiful summer night.
    • This latest album, Too Hot To Sleep, concentrates more on his "natural" voice, which is baritone. But on those tunes where he exercises that magical falsetto, I just found myself shaking my head and saying "My, my, my!"
    • He stood transfixed before the unaccustomed view of London at night time, a vast panorama which reminded him […] of some wood engravings far off and magical, in a printshop in his childhood.

Frequency

Overall

Rare· #4866

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Rare
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.

Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-ú-s

Proto-Indo-Iranian *magʰúš

Proto-Iranian *magúš

Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐏁 (m-gu-š /⁠maguš⁠/)bor.

Ancient Greek μάγος (mágos)

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Hellenic *-kos

Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)

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