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A silver talisman from the 6th or 7th century, inscribed with words similar to abracadabra. Abracadabra is a magic word, historically used as an apotropaic incantation on amulets and common today in stage magic. It is of unknown origin.
The song was released as the first single from the 1982 album of the same name that year. In the U.S., it spent two non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, the biggest hit of Steve Miller's career to date, as well their last US top 10 hit.
Jun 28, 2024 · abracadabra (plural abracadabras) A use of the mystical term ‘abracadabra’, supposed to work as part of a healing charm or a magical spell; any spell or incantation making use of the word. [from 16th c.]
Abracadabra is an incantation used by stage magicians, and formerly in Gnosticism and ancient Roman medicine. Abracadabra, abra cadabra or abra kadabra may also refer to:
The magician exclaims "Abracadabra!" and the magic happens. Abracadabra isn't just an impressive-sounding nonsense word passed down from one generation of magicians to another. Originally, abracadabra was itself magic. Our earliest attestation of abracadabra is from a Latin poem about medicine
Nov 4, 2013 · Today I found out the origin of the word “abracadabra.” These days you might hear this word before some stage magician pulls a rabbit out of his hat, but hundreds of years ago people actually believed that “abracadabra” was a magical spell.
abracadabra is an American indie pop group from Oakland, California. The band is composed of core duo Hannah Skelton (vocals and synthesizers) and Chris Niles (bass). abracadabra formed after a chance encounter through a Halloween band covering the early Eurythmics album "In The Garden".
Jul 11, 2024 · abrakadabra n (definite singular abrakadabraet, indefinite plural abrakadabra, definite plural abrakadabraa or abrakadabraene) abracadabra ( magic formula where the first line contains these letters )
Abracadabra is the twelfth studio album by American rock band Steve Miller Band. The album was released on June 15, 1982, by Capitol Records. Abracadabra charted in nine countries, including Germany where the record reached No. 1 for a week.
Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo is a 2010 direct-to-DVD animated comedy horror mystery fantasy film, and the fourteenth entry in a series of direct-to-video animated films based upon the Scooby-Doo Saturday morning cartoons.The film is directed by Spike Brandt and Tony Cervone. It was produced in 2009 by Warner Bros. Animation and it was released on February 16, 2010.
