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mage.

A magician, wizard, sorcerer, witch, warlock or mystic.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/meɪd͡ʒ/
  1. A magician, wizard, sorcerer, witch, warlock or mystic.

  2. Synonym of magus: a Zoroastrian priest.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English mages (plurale tantum), from Latin magus, from Ancient Greek Μάγος (Mágos), from the hapax Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐎢𐏁 (m-gu-u-š /⁠maguš⁠/). Doublet of magus.

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