magic
/ˈmæd͡ʒɪk/ adjective A2- Having supernatural talents, properties or qualities attributed to magic. · a magic wand· a magic dragon
- Producing extraordinary results, as though through the use of magic. · a magic moment
- Pertaining to conjuring tricks or illusions performed for entertainment etc. · a magic show· a magic trick
- Great; excellent. · I cleaned up the flat while you were out. —Really? Magic!
- Describing the number of nucleons in a particularly stable isotopic nucleus; 2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82, 126, and 184.
- Being a literal number or string value with no meaning or context, not defined as a constant or variable · The code is full of magic numbers and we can't figure out what they mean.
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de Villefort had perceived at sunrise had all disappeared as if by magic, and one of the softest and most brilliant days of September shone forth in all its splendor.
However, I will use all the magic arts I know of to keep you from harm.”
If you wish me to use my magic power to send you home again you must do something for me first.
He then endeavored to re-enter the marvellous grottos, but they had suddenly receded, and now the path became a labyrinth, and then the entrance vanished, and in vain did he tax his memory for the magic and mysterious word which opened the splendid caverns of Ali Baba to the Arabian fisherman.
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