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# magic

«magic» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **In stories, a special power to make impossible things…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (magic — uncountable); adjective (magic, magical); verb (magic away — informal, UK)

### meaning for a pupil

1) In stories, a special power to make impossible things happen, using spells, wands or charms. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magic/#m1)

2) Tricks that seem impossible, done by a magician using skill and hiding things (illusions). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magic/#m2)

3) A special, wonderful quality that makes something exciting or delightful (the magic of Christmas). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magic/#m3)

4) (informal, UK) Great, excellent (That's magic!). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magic/#m4)

5) Magic words: «please» and «thank you», in children's talk. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magic/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and fairy tales, magic drives the plot: wizards, witches, fairies. In real life, «magic tricks» are illusions — the magician uses sleight of hand and misdirection; science explains why our eyes and brains are fooled. In maths, magic squares are grids where every row, column and diagonal adds to the same number. In media literacy: there is no real magic cure or magic pill. Phrases: magic trick, magic wand, as if by magic, the magic words, magic square, work like magic.

### examples

- These unmeaning sounds, they said, have magic power. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magic/#x1)
- The wizard used magic to turn the frog into a prince. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magic/#x2)
- My uncle did a magic trick and pulled a coin from my ear. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magic/#x3)
- Magic tricks are illusions, not real magic. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magic/#x4)
- In a magic square, every row adds up to the same number. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magic/#x5)
- What's the magic word? — Please! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magic/#x6)
- The cream worked like magic on my sunburn. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magic/#x7)
- There's no magic pill that makes you clever without studying. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magic/#x8)
- Spring brings a special kind of magic to the garden. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magic/#x9)

### note

«Magic» as an adjective: magic carpet, magic trick; «magical» = full of wonder (a magical day). A person who does tricks is a magician. In stories magic is make-believe; adverts that promise «magic» results are usually exaggerating.

### In the corpora

- [Ericsson himself said 10,000 was not a magic rule and that the quality of practice mattered more than the count.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/3-practising-when-you-would-rather-not/10/)
- [But when the Magician asks for a Magic, Pau Amma can only stir up the sea.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/91-justso-crab-2-pau-amma-loses-his-shell/8/)
- [After a fine supper the Woman looks at a mutton blade-bone and makes the First Singing Magic.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/93-justso-cat-1-the-first-friend-and-the-first-servant/2/)
- [Next night the Woman dries sweet grass, plaits a halter and makes the Second Singing Magic.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/93-justso-cat-1-the-first-friend-and-the-first-servant/9/)
- [The magic itself did not work.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/93-justso-cat-1-the-first-friend-and-the-first-servant/28/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «magic» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/magic/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.