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      magic
      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.
      (entertainment) The art or practice of performing conjuring tricks and illusions to give the appearance of supernatural phenomena or powers.
      Something producing successful and remarkable results, especially when not fully understood; an enchanting quality; exceptional skill.
      (gaming, countable) The ability to cast a magic spell.
      The supernatural forces which are drawn on in such a ritual.
      (computing, slang) Complicated or esoteric code that is not expected to be generally understood.
      (countable) One such conjuring trick or illusion.
      An Allied cryptanalysis project, during and prior to World War II, that decrypted Japanese messages.
      Initialism of magnetism-based interaction capture. [A type of nanoproteomics in which a magnetic field is used to induce movement of superparamagnetic nanoparticles in living cells in order to identify molecular targets.]
      (rare, countable) A specific ritual or procedure associated with such magic; a spell; a magical ability.
      verb
      (transitive) To produce, transform (something), (as if) by magic.
      adjective
      Producing extraordinary results, as though through the use of magic.
      (colloquial) Great; excellent.
      Having supernatural talents, properties or qualities attributed to magic.
      Pertaining to conjuring tricks or illusions performed for entertainment etc.
      (programming) Being a literal number or string value with no meaning or context, not defined as a constant or variable
      (physics) Describing the number of nucleons in a particularly stable isotopic nucleus; 2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82, 126, and 184.
      Roots
      magosmag- · Greek · magician, sorcerer
      Synonyms for magic
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      Words related to magic
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      The word magic breaks down into one root of Greek origin: the root mag-, from Greek magos (“magician, sorcerer”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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