/ˈmædʒɪkəl/
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Translation
Made by magic, or so special and wonderful that it feels like magic.
Word origin
From magic plus the ending -al; magic goes back through Latin and Greek to magos, the name of a Persian priest famous for secret arts.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- magos
- English cognates
- magic, magician
Examples
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Here magical means made with real magic, as in stories.
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Here it means wonderful, like magic, though no real magic happened.
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We use it for things that feel special and a little unreal.
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