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- Dictionaryab·ra·ca·dab·ra/ˌabrəkəˈdabrə/
exclamation
- 1. a word said by magicians when performing a magic trick.
noun
- 1. language, typically in the form of gibberish, used to give the impression of arcane knowledge or power: informal "I get so fed up with all the mumbo jumbo and abracadabra"
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Abracadabra is a word that can mean a magical charm or incantation, or unintelligible language. Learn its origin, synonyms, examples, and related words from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Abracadabra is a magic word, historically used as an apotropaic incantation on amulets and common today in stage magic. It is of unknown origin.
May 8, 2019 · According to one theory, the word ‘Abracadabra’ is derived from the Hebrew words ‘ab, ben, ruach hakodesh’, which translates as ‘Father, Son and Holy Spirit’. Thus, the word ‘Abracadabra’ is in fact an invocation of the Holy Trinity. According to another theory, this magic word is derived from another magic word known as ‘abraxas’.
Abracadabra is an exclamation used by magicians to perform tricks. Learn how to pronounce it, see translations and examples from literature, and find related words and phrases for magic.
Someone spouting a bunch of weird talk that doesn't make any sense is speaking abracadabra. If you want to dismiss something written or spoken, you could say, "That's a bunch of abracadabra !" Like a baby's babbling, abracadabra is meaningless.
Abracadabra definition: a mystical word or expression used in incantations, on amulets, etc., as a magical means of warding off misfortune, harm, or illness.. See examples of ABRACADABRA used in a sentence.
Abracadabra is a word that people say when they do a magic trick, in order to make it successful. Learn the pronunciation, origin and examples of this exclamation from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
