English[]
Etymology[]
Magical word used in certain Gnostic writings, relation to Greek Abraxas, a Gnostic deity.
It may also be a corruption of the Aramaic term עַבְדָא כְּדַברָא, avda kedavra; “what was said has been done”; or perhaps, עברא כדברא, avra kedavra; “what has said has come to pass.”
It may also be the combination of three hebrew words ארבע-אחד-ארבע when it is read from right to left [1] .
The Aramaic is the source of the Avada Kedavra killing curse in the Harry Potter books.
Pronunciation[]
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Interjection[]
abracadabra!
- Used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed.
Translations[]
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Noun[]
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Abracadabra (-)
- A mystical word or collocation of letters from kabbalism.
- Complicated technicalities, jargon that one does not understand much if at all.
- I don’t know all the theoretical abracadabra about how it works, I’m only its pilot.
Translations[]
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- Vietnamese: câu thần chú, lời nói khó hiểu
French[]
Interjection[]
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Derived terms[]
- abracadabrant
Noun[]
Abracadabra m. (plural Abracadabras)
- An unspecified magical formula.
- Template:Historical A mystical word from kabbalism.
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