kind of magic

collocation in English

meaningsofkindandmagic

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withkind.
kind
noun[C]
uk
/kaɪnd/us
/kaɪnd/
a group with similar characteristics, or a ...
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magic
adjective
uk
/ˈmædʒ.ɪk/us
/ˈmædʒ.ɪk/
with ...
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(Definition ofkindandmagicfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofkind of magic

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Additionally, they were usually accused of having practised the samekindofmagicas female witches (page 49).
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The beckoning becomes akindofmagic.
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An atmosphere of wholeness permeated the entire enterprise, transmuting it into akindofmagicand enshrining it in the minds of those who had been there.
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It has become a slogan, a myth, akindofmagicsymbol.
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They are thinking that there is a kind of talisman, akindofmagic, in industrialisation.
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It is not a question of anykindofmagic.
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For this to happen, however, we cannot treat it like somekindofmagicformula that will solve all our problems by itself.
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They seem to believe that privatisation is somekindofmagicformula that guarantees an improvement in performance.
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That would be a newkindofmagic.
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Twenty million pounds is not somekindofmagicfigure.
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That is thekindofmagicwhich competition achieves in industry.
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Is she aware of any insurance company that offers somekindofmagicformula that puts a defined benefit label on to a defined contribution scheme?
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I am not one of those who believe that development of the infrastructure is somekindofmagicwand that can be waved in order to put everything right.
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The team quickly recognized that the controller really was thekindofmagicsauce for what we wanted to do.
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It gave somekindofmagiclook, a beauty and romanticism.
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Together they develop a newkindofmagic, based on the notion that the greatest power is the ability not to use all the others.
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All this faking, this representation - probably unconsciously - is merely a repetition of akindofmagicritual.
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Thekindofmagicprovided much of the spirit that evolved during the decades of the 60s and 70s.
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When four are placed on a foundation, they may transform into a mystical site dedicated to thekindofmagicthe players choosing.
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Whatkindofmagicdo you do?
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