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gray magic

gray magic noun: any magic which transcends or blends white magic and black magic.

Noun

gray magic (uncountable)

  1. Any magic which transcends or blends white magic and black magic.
    • The term “gray” evolved for magic that could be classified as neither white nor black. Minor revenge would be considered a type of gray magic.2002, Marion Weinstein, Positive Magic: Ancient Metaphysical Techniques for Modern Lives, page 63
    • Copper remembered the old Grimoire she and Silver had used to learn gray magic.2006, Cheyenne McCray, Seduced by Magic, page 3

Forms of gray magic

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Questions about gray magic

What does gray magic mean?
Gray magic means any magic which transcends or blends white magic and black magic.
What part of speech is gray magic?
Gray magic is a noun.

Words near gray magic in the dictionary

  1. gray knights
  2. Gray Lady
  3. gray langur
  4. gray langurs
  5. gray literature
  6. gray magic
  7. gray magick
  8. gray man
  9. gray market
  10. gray marketeer
  11. gray marketeers

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