Magic and Trick

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Magic noun - An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers.

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Trick is a synonym for magic. In some cases you can use "Trick" instead a noun "Magic".

Nearby Words: magical, magician, mage, magically

Trick noun - An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers.

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Magic is a synonym for trick. Sometimes you can use "Magic" instead a noun "Trick".

Nearby Words: tricky, trickery, trickle, tricked, trickster

old	old magic	old trick
good	good magic	good trick
special	special magic	special trick
best	best magic	best trick
Other adjectives: similar, standard, simple, actual, real, big, dangerous, evil, little, ultimate, new, basic, last, magical.

But the most important question, which drives the whole plot and is never truly answered, is "Magic or Trick"?

Source: Alternative Character Interpretation / Video Games
In the Xanth novels by Piers Anthony, everyone can only do one form of magic; basically, everyone just has one innate magic "trick" they can do.

Source: Master of One Magic
Gynette from Stubble Trouble did this trick in a magic show, the real trick being that she can separate her body parts at will.

Source: Saw a Woman in Half

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