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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Magic \Mag"ic\, Magical \Mag"ic*al\, a. [L. magicus, Gr. ?, fr.
     ?: cf. F. magique. See Magi.]
     1. Pertaining to the hidden wisdom supposed to be possessed
        by the Magi; relating to the occult powers of nature, and
        the producing of effects by their agency.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Performed by, or proceeding from, occult and superhuman
        agencies; done by, or seemingly done by, enchantment or
        sorcery; as, a magical spell. Hence: Seemingly requiring
        more than human power; imposing or startling in
        performance; producing effects which seem supernatural or
        very extraordinary; having extraordinary properties; as, a
        magic lantern; a magic square or circle.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The painter's magic skill.            --Cowper.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Although with certain words magic is used more than
           magical, -- as, magic circle, magic square, magic wand,
           -- we may in general say magic or magical; as, a magic
           or magical effect; a magic or magical influence, etc.
           But when the adjective is predicative, magical, and not
           magic, is used; as, the effect was magical.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     Magic circle, a series of concentric circles containing the
        numbers 12 to 75 in eight radii, and having somewhat
        similar properties to the magic square.
  
     Magic humming bird (Zo["o]l.), a Mexican humming bird
        ({Iache magica), having white downy thing tufts.
  
     Magic lantern. See Lantern.
  
     Magic square, numbers so disposed in parallel and equal
        rows in the form of a square, that each row, taken
        vertically, horizontally, or diagonally, shall give the
        same sum, the same product, or an harmonical series,
        according as the numbers taken are in arithmetical,
        geometrical, or harmonical progression.
  
     Magic wand, a wand used by a magician in performing feats
        of magic.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Magic \Mag"ic\, Magical \Mag"ic*al\, a. [L. magicus, Gr. ?, fr.
     ?: cf. F. magique. See Magi.]
     1. Pertaining to the hidden wisdom supposed to be possessed
        by the Magi; relating to the occult powers of nature, and
        the producing of effects by their agency.
  
     2. Performed by, or proceeding from, occult and superhuman
        agencies; done by, or seemingly done by, enchantment or
        sorcery. Hence: Seemingly requiring more than human power;
        imposing or startling in performance; producing effects
        which seem supernatural or very extraordinary; having
        extraordinary properties; as, a magic lantern; a magic
        square or circle.
  
              The painter's magic skill.            --Cowper.
  
     Note: Although with certain words magic is used more than
           magical, -- as, magic circle, magic square, magic wand,
           -- we may in general say magic or magical; as, a magic
           or magical effect; a magic or magical influence, etc.
           But when the adjective is predicative, magical, and not
           magic, is used; as, the effect was magical.
  
     Magic circle, a series of concentric circles containing the
        numbers 12 to 75 in eight radii, and having somewhat
        similar properties to the magic square.
  
     Magic humming bird (Zo["o]l.), a Mexican humming bird
        ({Iache magica), having white downy thing tufts.
  
     Magic lantern. See Lantern.
  
     Magic square, numbers so disposed in parallel and equal
        rows in the form of a square, that each row, taken
        vertically, horizontally, or diagonally, shall give the
        same sum, the same product, or an harmonical series,
        according as the numbers taken are in arithmetical,
        geometrical, or harmonical progression.
  
     Magic wand, a wand used by a magician in performing feats
        of magic.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  magical
       adj : possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to
             supernatural powers; "charming incantations"; "magic
             signs that protect against adverse influence"; "a
             magical spell"; "'tis now the very witching time of
             night"- Shakespeare; "wizard wands"; "wizardly powers"
             [syn: charming, magic, sorcerous, witching(a),
             wizard(a), wizardly]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  magical
     Αγγλικά a.
     μαγικός

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  magical
     a.
     1 Of, relating to, or by means of magic.
     2 enchanting.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  magical
     a.
     1 Of, relating to, or by means of magic.
     2 enchanting.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  magical
     a.
     1 Of, relating to, or by means of magic.
     2 enchanting.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  magical
     a.
     1 Of, relating to, or by means of magic.
     2 enchanting.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  magical
     Englanti a.
     maaginen

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  magical
     Engelska a.
     magisk

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Magical /mˈadʒɪkəl/
  سحري

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  magical //ˈmæd͡ʒɪkəl// 
  1. вълше́бен
  enchanting
  2. вълше́бен, маги́чески
  relating to magic

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  magical /mˈadʒɪkəl/ 
  kouzelný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  magical /mˈadʒɪkəl/ 
  magický

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  magical /mˈadʒɪkəl/
  kouzelnický

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  magical /mˈadʒɪkəl/
  magisch, zauberhaft, zauberisch 
     Synonym: magic
  
   see: magic eye, magic square
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  magical //ˈmæd͡ʒɪkəl// 
  1. maaginen, taianomainen
  enchanting
  2. maaginen
  relating to magic

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  magical /mædʒikl/
  magique

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  magical /mˈadʒɪkəl/ 
  1. मायिक
        "Ten is a magical number."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  magical /mˈadʒɪkəl/
  čarobne

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  magical /mˈadʒɪkəl/
  1. varázslatos
  2. bûvös
  3. mágikus

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  magical //ˈmæd͡ʒɪkəl// 
  魔法
  relating to magic

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  magical /mædʒikl/
  magisch, toverachtig

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  magical /ˈmæʤɪkəl/ 
    czarodziejski, magiczny

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  magical /mædʒikl/ 
  mágico, que tem efeito extraordinário

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  magical //ˈmæd͡ʒɪkəl// 
  magisk
  relating to magic

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈmædʒɪkəɫ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  43 Moby Thesaurus words for "magical":
     bewitched, bright, brilliant, cantrip, charismatic, enchanted,
     glamorous, glorious, hoodoo, illustrious, incantational,
     incantatory, lustrous, magian, magic, miraculous, necromantic,
     numinous, prodigious, radiant, resplendent, shaman, shamanic,
     shamanist, shamanistic, shining, sorcerous, splendent, splendid,
     splendorous, splendrous, talismanic, thaumaturgic, voodoo,
     voodooistic, weird, witch, witchlike, witchy, wizardlike, wizardly,
     wonder-working, wondrous
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  adj.有魔术的,神奇的

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 魔术的,有魔力的,不可思议的

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