Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The art, skill, or practice of a wizard; sorcery.
- noun A power or effect that appears magical by its capacity to transform.
- noun Great ability or adroitness in a pursuit.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The art or practices of wizards; sorcery.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The character or practices o� wizards; sorcery; magic.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The art of a
wizard ;sorcery . - noun Something, such as an
advanced technology , that gives theappearance ofmagic . - noun Great
ability in some specified field.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun exceptional creative ability
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Examples
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I personally know very little about organ construction but I know enough to speculate that no amount of electronic wizardry is going to replace the physical sound and experience of the authentic pipes themselves.
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Capricorn: When this sign eats in the dark, you know some financial wizardry is afoot.
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No amount of financial wizardry is going to change that fundamental point.
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No amount of financial wizardry is going to change that fundamental point.
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Schuerholz obtains the players, then turns them over to Bobby Cox, whose managerial wizardry is legendary.
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So, in conclusion, wizardry is some very tricky stuff, and not to be taken lightly.
An unusual result of a Technorati search on the word “wizard” | Diane Duane's weblog: "Out of Ambit" 2006
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Also, I can tell you that Hogwarts freaking school of wizardry is no “high school”.
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When it came to word wizardry, he had Billy Sunday, master of slang and argot of one language, skinned by miles.
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Now Abel Ah Yo, in his theology and word wizardry, was as much mixed a personage as Billy Sunday.
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For all its high-tech special effects wizardry, which is spectacular on its own and worth the price of admission, “Star Wars” has at its core an incredibly strong story told through some very likeable and strong characters.
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