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# magical

«magical» in Mova's school dictionary: **Made by magic or having magic powers, like in fairy…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (magical, more magical, most magical)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Made by magic or having magic powers, like in fairy tales: «a magical sword». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magical/#m1)

2) Wonderful and special, so lovely it feels like magic: «a magical evening». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magical/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In stories, magical objects (wands, rings, cloaks) have special powers, and magical creatures (unicorns, dragons) live in imaginary worlds. In everyday life people say «magical» about a beautiful or exciting time: «Christmas morning felt magical». In science lessons, things that look magical (a rainbow, a magnet) have real explanations. Phrases: «magical powers», «a magical place», «magical thinking».

### examples

- The witch had a magical cat that could talk. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magical/#x1)
- The snowy forest looked magical in the moonlight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magical/#x2)
- The fairy gave her a magical ring. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magical/#x3)
- Our trip to the beach was magical. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magical/#x4)
- Magnets can seem magical, but they work by a force called magnetism. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magical/#x5)
- In the book, the wardrobe is a magical door to another world. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magical/#x6)
- The lights at the Christmas fair were magical. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magical/#x7)
- «Magical thinking» means believing something will happen just because you wish it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magical/#x8)
- She had a magical looking-glass, to which she used to go and gaze upon herself in it, and say-- [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magical/#x9)

### note

Adjective from «magic» + «-al». «Magic» is also an adjective: «a magic wand» and «a magical wand» are both fine; «magical» is used more for feelings («a magical day»). Adverb: «magically». Spelling: magic-al. Not a maths word, though «magic squares» are a maths puzzle.

### In the corpora

- [The true story already has a giraffe from Africa that the emperor's court mistook for a lucky magical beast.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/56-china-the-ming-and-zheng-he-s-voyages/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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