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noun (uncountable)
- Originally, a mystical word or collocation of letters written as in the figure. Worn on an amulet it was supposed to ward off fever.
- A supposedly 'magic' word associated with stage magic and conjuring.
- The magician waved his wand and said before he pulled a rabbit out of the hat.
- A noun meaning "complicated technicalities" and similar (from Def
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- I don't know all the theoretical about how it works, I'm only its pilot.
- A word used chiefly in jest to denote something without meaning; jargon.
Etymology: Magical word used in certain Gnostic writings, relation to Greek Abraxas, a Gnostic deity.
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