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magistral.

Of, relating to, or befitting a master; authoritative.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈmæ.dʒɪs.tɹəl/General-American, Received-Pronunciation

  1. Of, relating to, or befitting a master; authoritative.

  2. Sovereign (of a remedy); extremely effective.

    obsolete

  3. Formulated extemporaneously, or for a special case; opposed to officinal, and said of prescriptions and medicines.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂-der.? Proto-Indo-European *meh₂-der.? Proto-Italic *magisteros Latin magister Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin magistrālisder. Middle French magistralbor. English magistral Borrowed from Middle French magistral, from Latin magistrālis, from magister (“master, teacher”) + -ālis. Doublet of mistral.

noun/ˈmæ.dʒɪs.tɹəl/General-American, Received-Pronunciation

  1. A sovereign medicine or remedy.

    countable · uncountable

  2. A magistral line.

    countable

  3. Powdered copper pyrites used in the amalgamation of ores of silver, as at the Spanish mines of Mexico and South America.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂-der.? Proto-Indo-European *meh₂-der.? Proto-Italic *magisteros Latin magister Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin magistrālisder. Middle French magistralbor. English magistral Borrowed from Middle French magistral, from Latin magistrālis, from magister (“master, teacher”) + -ālis. Doublet of mistral.

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