as in spells
a spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power
originally, an abracadabra was a cryptogram of the word "abracadabra" that was repeated in diminishing form until it disappeared entirely—supposedly just like the targeted evil or misfortune
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My son had to work to follow Jack’s metamorphoses, to track the relationship between the spells and their consequences.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025 -
The pair are gifted grimoires at the age of 15, though Asta's is a rare Grimoire of Anti-Magic that negates and repels his opponent's spells.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Abracadabras.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abracadabras. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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