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mage

[meyj] Origin

mage

[meyj]
noun Archaic.
a magician.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Latin magus. See Magus
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Mage is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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mage (meɪdʒ)
 
n
an archaic word for magician
 
[C14: from magus]

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mage
c.1400, Anglicized form of magus. An archaic word revived by fantasy games.
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