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Abracadabra   Listen
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Abracadabra  n.  A mystical word or collocation of letters written as in the figure. Worn on an amulet it was supposed to ward off fever. At present the word is used chiefly in jest to denote something without meaning; jargon.






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"Abracadabra" Quotes from Famous Books



... having wandered among the throng unheeded, he remained in Paris until evening. Then, making his way into the prison by means of the necromantic charm "Abracadabra," which he continually repeated, he delivered the other sons of Aymon from their chains. He next entered the palace of the sleeping emperor, spoke to him in his sleep, and forced him, under hypnotic influence, to give up the scepter and crown, which ...
— Legends of the Middle Ages - Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art • H.A. Guerber



Words linked to "Abracadabra" :   gibberish, gibber



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