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   abracadabra

   /ˌabrəkəˈdabrə/

   exclamation

   • 1. a word said by conjurors when performing a magic trick.

   noun

   • 1. language used to give the impression of arcane knowledge or power: informal "I get so fed up with all the mumbo jumbo and abracadabra"
   • ▪ the implausibly easy performance of difficult feats: informal "the creation of profits was a marvellous bit of abracadabra"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (as a mystical word used as a charm to ward off illness): from late Latin (4th century ad), of uncertain origin.

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