magic act

collocation in English

meaningsofmagicandact

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magic
adjective
uk
/ˈmædʒ.ɪk/us
/ˈmædʒ.ɪk/
with ...
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act
noun
uk
/ækt/us
/ækt/
something that ...
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(Definition ofmagicandactfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Beckman's focus, on which her book plays virtuoso variations, is the popular 1880smagicactin which a magician makes his female assistant disappear.
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In the off-season, he toured the country performing amagicact.
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He began puppeteering at the age of 8 with amagicactfor his family.
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Lili is fired on her first night when she spends her time watching themagicactinstead of waiting tables.
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He hires them on the spot, as assistants and comic relief added to hismagicactthat very night.
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Jonathan first set foot on stage to perform his firstmagicactat the age of 12.
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Andrew amazes his fellow students by disguising his powers as an impressivemagicact.
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A struggling young performer walking home in a dark alley uses tricks from hismagicactto win over a group of street toughs who were trying to rob him.
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Activities include performance art, puzzle and book displays, close-up and large-audience magic acts.
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Every week you will witness increasingly difficult, daring and dazzling magic acts.
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Originally a novelty, some early animated silents depicted magic acts or were strongly influenced by the comic strip.
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These white ringnecks are most commonly used in stage magic acts.
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This version has become part of the stage magic repertoire and has been performed by many of the world's most famous magic acts.
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She turned her magic acts into a thriving entertainment business, performing three or four shows a weekend, and eventually adding an accordion to her act.
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Apart from demonstrating magic acts, he devised a new system for nautical maps and "an application of electricity for therapeutic purposes for illness of the nervous system" or, simply, epilepsy.
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He performs magic acts in cabarets.
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