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| curse |
In stories of magic, a curse is a magical word or phrase that causes something very bad to happen to a person or thing. A curse is also a statement of a wish that something very bad will happen to someone or something. [2/5 definitions] |
| dwarf |
in fairy tales and legends, a strange-looking little man, often with a beard, who has magical powers. [1/4 definitions] |
| elf |
an imaginary small creature that looks like a human and has magical powers. |
| enchant |
If a fairy, wizard, or other magical person enchants a person or thing, they put a magic spell on them. [2 definitions] |
| fairy tale |
a story that tells of magical events and creatures in a make-believe world. The stories usually take place in an imaginary past time and often involve characters such as knights and kings and princesses. |
| fantasy |
A fantasy is a story that someone has made up. In a fantasy, there are often strange or magical characters and places. In fantasies, unusual and amazing things can happen. [1/2 definitions] |
| magical |
When something is magical, it has a special power to do impossible things, or it is made by a power like this. |
| spell2 |
A spell is a word or a group of words that can make a certain kind of magic happen when someone with magical power says them. If a witch or wizard puts a spell on something, they make something magical happen to it. |
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