magical spell
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5.8
- noun
- /ˈmædʒɪkəl spɛl/
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hechizo mágico
- Swiftly, with what remaining strength I had left, I wove a magical spell, like the nets in which we'd caught the fish, across the tunnel exit.
- cast a magical spell
Examples
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"It was a magical spell of great power, and it worked like—well, quite literally like a charm."
Fiction book (2000) -
Rights to talk about genealogy, secret clan names, magical spells and medical therapies, canoe manufacture, and other technologies, and so on pass down within lineages.
Academic text (1990) -
Was there a magical spell on this ice?
Fiction book (1991) -
I have collected magical spells used for healing, for example, in the Misima language.
Academic text (1991) -
This means they study what the ancient Egyptians wrote down, like letters, magical spells, math problems, and lip poems.
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In the story, the wizard cast a magical spell to protect the kingdom from dark forces.
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The witch recited a magical spell that made the flowers bloom instantly.
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To summon a storm, the sorcerer whispered a powerful magical spell filled with ancient words.
Synonyms
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8.2
Words believed to give someone magic power or make them unable to think clearly
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8.2
A word or verse spoken as a magic spell
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5.2
Words people say or write to make magic happen
A time when someone or something seems controlled by magic
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'magical' (relating to supernatural power) with 'spell' (a set of words or charm); the MWE simply names a supernatural formula. This is a literal, compositional phrase found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Magical spell comes from old stories where a witch or wizard would say a short, exact set of words to make things happen. That image of a spell—a set of magical words that can change something—explains why today it means 'a set of words believed to have magical power'.