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masculine

/ma.ʒi.sjɛ̃/

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Translation

magician, conjuror

Word origin

From magie, from Latin magia and Greek magos, the name given to a Persian priestly caste famed for their learning.

Origin: Greek
Root: magos
English cognates: magic, magician, magi

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralmagiciens

Examples

The magician made the coin disappear.

The children watch the magician wide eyed.

This magician knows more than a hundred tricks.

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Small children still believe in magicians.

A good magician never gives away his secret.

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This word is part of lesson 59.