magi

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Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
9
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ˈmæd͡ʒaɪ/
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/ˈmæd͡ʒaɪ/ · /ˈmeɪd͡ʒaɪ/ · /ˈmeɪɡaɪ/ · /ˈmeɪˌd͡ʒaɪ/ · /ˈmæ-/

Definition of magi

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (form-of, plural)plural of mage
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noun

  1. (form-of, plural)plural of mage
  2. (form-of, plural)plural of magus
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of modified adjusted gross income.
    “In the case of a taxpayer with modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) over $400,000 ($200,000 for a married taxpayer filing a separate return), the cap would phase down by 20 percent of the excess of MAGI over the threshold until it reaches $10,000 ($5,000 for a married taxpayer filing a separate return).”

name

  1. (plural, plural-only)Chiefly preceded by the (three): the wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus at the Epiphany (traditionally considered to be three in number and sometimes named Balthazar, Caspar, and Melchior, but the Bible does not state how many there were or their names).
    “A rich Tabernacle where is kept the head of Saint Euſtorgio, and the Tomb of the three Magi, with this inſcription. Sepulchrum Trium Magorum, where lay the Bodies of thoſe Magi, which were brought hither by Saint Euſtorgio, in Anno 330. when he came laſt out of the Eaſt, but many yeers after, this City being deſtroyed by Fedrick Barbaroſſa, in Anno 1163.”
  2. (broadly, plural, plural-only)The three bright stars (Alnitak (ζ Ori), Alnilam (ε Ori), and Mintaka (δ Ori)) that form Orion's Belt in the Orion constellation.

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Etymology

From magi (plural of magus (“magician; (derogatory) conjurer or sorcerer, especially one who is a charlatan or trickster; Zoroastrian priest”)), from Middle English mages, magi or Magi, magy or Magy…

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From magi (plural of magus (“magician; (derogatory) conjurer or sorcerer, especially one who is a charlatan or trickster; Zoroastrian priest”)), from Middle English mages, magi or Magi, magy or Magy (“men possessing occult knowledge; astrologers, philosophers, sorcerers”), from Latin magī, from magus (“magician; (derogatory) conjurer or sorcerer, especially one who is a charlatan or trickster; Zoroastrian priest”) + -ī (suffix forming nominative or vocative masculine plurals). Magus is derived from Ancient Greek μάγος (mágos), Μάγος (Mágos, “magician; (derogatory) conjurer, sorcerer; Zoroastrian priest”) (plural μᾰ́γοι (mắgoi), Μᾰ́γοι (Mắgoi)), from Old Iranian (compare Avestan 𐬨𐬊𐬕𐬎 (moġu), Old Median and Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐎢𐏁 (m-gu-u-š /⁠maγu-⁠/, title of a person?)), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ- (“to be able, have power; power; sorcerer”).

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