"antimagic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From anti- + magic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|magic}} anti- + magic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} antimagic (not comparable)
  1. (rare) Opposed to magic or witchcraft. Tags: not-comparable, rare Translations (opposed to magic or witchcraft): antimágico (Portuguese), antimagia (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-antimagic-en-adj-iIUZYJFR Categories (other): English terms prefixed with anti- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with anti-: 56 44 Disambiguation of 'opposed to magic or witchcraft': 95 5
  2. (in fiction) Serving to counteract magic or its effects. Tags: not-comparable Translations (serving to counteract magic or its effects): antimagia (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-antimagic-en-adj-qrScdh7N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of 'serving to counteract magic or its effects': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: antimagic square
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