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noun · 2 syllables · /'mædʒ.ɪk/

MAGIC

What does "MAGIC" mean?

The supposed power to influence events using mysterious or supernatural forces.

Meanings

  1. The use of charms, spells, or rituals to invoke supernatural forces. In the legend, only magic could lift the curse on the castle.
  2. The art of producing illusions as entertainment using sleight of hand. He learned card magic to amuse his nieces.
  3. A quality of being beautiful, delightful, or seemingly inexplicable. There's a certain magic to a city in the first snow. figurative
  4. Having or seeming to have supernatural power. She waved her magic wand.

Did you know?

  • 'Magic' and the 'Magi' who visit the Nativity share one root: the Old Persian 'magus', the name for Zoroastrian priests famed for astrology and ritual.
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."— Arthur C. Clarke

Word origin

From Greek 'magikē (tekhnē)', the art of the 'magos', a Persian priest-class astrologer; via Latin 'magica' and Old French 'magique' into English.

Remember it

MAGIC hides 'AGI' — even artificial general intelligence feels like magic at first.

A little poem

The coin leaves his palm-
your eye believes it gone, while
his other hand smiles.

haiku

Wordplay

  • Why did the magician refuse the loan? He didn't want to make his savings disappear.

What it teaches

What looks like magic is usually practice you weren't allowed to watch.

Quick facts

What does MAGIC mean?

The supposed power to influence events using mysterious or supernatural forces.

Is MAGIC a valid word?

Yes — MAGIC is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.

How many letters is MAGIC?

MAGIC has 5 letters and 2 syllables.

Where does MAGIC come from?

From Greek 'magikē (tekhnē)', the art of the 'magos', a Persian priest-class astrologer; via Latin 'magica' and Old French 'magique' into English.

What can MAGIC teach us?

What looks like magic is usually practice you weren't allowed to watch.

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