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magic
Noun
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Magic has to do with making things happen in ways that are not physical, and might be called supernatural.
The fairy god mother used magic to turn mice into horses.
The Order of the Golden Dawn claimed to practice Christian magic.
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A kind of entertainment that uses tricks to make it look like impossible things have happened.
He pulled rabbit out of a hat at the magic show, then he cut someone in half and put them back together alive. (He didn't do these things, but made it look like he did; the speaker knows that.)
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Anything wonderful, beautiful, or very special.
Love is the greatest magic of all.
Imagination is part of the magic of childhood.
power
Noun
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energy, force, control. A quality that can make things happen.
His muscles have a lot of power.
The prime minister has power over the country.
Fight the power! (Meaning, "Fight authority!")
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Energy or electricity.
The city had no lights that night because there was no power.
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Power is how fast something uses energy. That is, how much work it does in a certain time.
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A special ability that someone might have.
In comic books many heroes have amazing powers.
often shows witches as having magical powers.
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A person or group of people with authority; that is a people who control things.
The mayor and the sheriff are the major powers in this town.
I like the idea, but the powers that be will not allow it.
power
Verb
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To provide power for or give power to (a mechanical or electronic device).
This CD player is powered by batteries.
permit
Noun
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If you have a permit to do something, you have a document that says you are allowed to do it, it is legal for you to do it.
permit
Verb
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If you permit something, you let it happen.
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If you permit something, you make it legal.