Definition of "abracadabra" []

• A magical charm or incantation having the power to ward off disease or disaster. (noun)
• Foolish or unintelligible talk. (noun)

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• "I came across another source that noted that “abracadabra is derived from an Aramaic phrase (Avarah K’Davarah) meaning, ‘I will create as I speak.’”"
• "It is not amiss to consider this spell of potency, this abracadabra, that is hung about the necks of the unhappy, not to heal, but to communicate disease."
• "Answer: "Say 'abracadabra' ten times while holding a rabbit's foot in the left hand at the crack of dawn.""