magic word en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌmædʒɪk ˈwɝd/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌmædʒɪk ˈwɜːd/ (UK)
Meanings
- Any word that has a magical effect when uttered.
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(in teaching or training polite words to children) One of the words please, thank you, or hello.
If you learn to use magic words when you are little, it would be easy in your adulthood.
What's the magic word?
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(broadly) Any word that is considered very significant in a certain situation or context.
When someone offers you drugs, the magic word is no.
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A string of text having some special function or purpose.
The header consists of an optional self-execution script, a magic word, a version number, and the word offset of the first instruction, relative to the magic word.
2021, Clinton L. Jeffery, Build Your Own Programming Language, page 273:One of the magic words used in the MediaWiki software is __NOTOC__, which hides the table of contents that would normally be on the page.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| magic words | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (50)
ru волше́бное сло́во (word with magical effect) · cmn 咒文 (word with magical effect) · fr formule magique (word with magical effect) · et võlusõna (word with magical effect) · ko 마법의 단어 (word with magical effect) · da trylleord (word with magical effect) · cs kouzelná formule (word with magical effect) · nb hekseformular (word with magical effect) · ka ჯადოსნური სიტყვა (word with magical effect) · ko 마법의 말 (word with magical effect) · hu varázsszó (word with magical effect) · da hekseformular (word with magical effect) · nl toverwoord (word with magical effect) · eo magia formulo (word with magical effect) · sv trollformel (word with magical effect) · da trylleformel (word with magical effect) · es palabra mágica (one of the words please, thank you, or hello) · fi taikasana (word with magical effect) · cmn 咒語 /咒语 (word with magical effect) · ru волше́бное сло́во (one of the words please, thank you, or hello) · de Zauberspruch (word with magical effect) · sv magiskt ord (word with magical effect) · de Zauberformel (word with magical effect) · cs kouzelné slovíčko (one of the words please, thank you, or hello) · ja 呪文 (word with magical effect) · it parola magica (one of the words please, thank you, or hello) · fr incantation (word with magical effect) · de Zauberwort (one of the words please, thank you, or hello) · es fórmula mágica (word with magical effect) · pl magiczne słowo (one of the words please, thank you, or hello) · af towerwoord (word with magical effect) · de Zauberwort (word with magical effect) · it formula magica (word with magical effect) · pl magiczne słowo (word with magical effect) · nb trollformel (word with magical effect) · yue 禮貌用語 /礼貌用语 (one of the words please, thank you, or hello) · pt palavra mágica (one of the words please, thank you, or hello) · ja おまじない (word with magical effect) · el μαγική λέξη (word with magical effect) · hu varázsige (word with magical effect) · el μαγική φόρμουλα (word with magical effect) · fa-ira وِرْد (word with magical effect) · ang ġealdorword (word with magical effect) · ru заклина́ние (word with magical effect) · pt fórmula mágica (word with magical effect) · es palabra mágica (word with magical effect) · it parolina magica (one of the words please, thank you, or hello) · pt palavrinha mágica (one of the words please, thank you, or hello) · fr mot magique (one of the words please, thank you, or hello) · pt palavra mágica (word with magical effect)