Abracadabra
[,æbrəkə'dæbrə]
Definition
(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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Definition
n. a cabbalistic word written in successive lines each shorter by a letter than the one above it till the last letter A formed the apex of a triangle. It was worn as a charm for the cure of diseases. Now used generally for a spell or conjuring word: mere gibberish.
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