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    /pe't*/ [SI] pref. See {{quantifiers}}.


    •  View Definition: black magic 

    black magic

    n. A technique that works, though nobody really understands why. More obscure than voodoo programming, which may be done by cookbook. Compare also black art, {deep magic}, and magic number (sense 2).