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adj. - Possessing or believed to possess magic power especially protective power.

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Usage examples (37)
  • A talismanic amulet
  • Inspired by the complex numerical relationships identified in talismanic objects or tables the Iranian artist Yahya Fiuzi creates art by interpreting the numbers as colours.
  • To my thinking, the inscriptions must have been of that so-called talismanic kind in which these weak heathen believe.
  • Roy Hodgson bemoaned the loss of his "talismanic" defender, who could be absent for up to six weeks.
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