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magic box

magic box noun: television.

Noun

magic box (plural magic boxes)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) Television.
    • The viewer sits in front of the "magic box," being entertained.1963, Scholastic Voice, volume 34, page 14
    • A television program is a magic act. […] It was his [Walter Cronkite's] ability to appear in the magic box that gave him the tremendous authority necessary to lay claim to the absolute truth.2009, Marianne van den Boomen, Digital Material: Tracing New Media in Everyday Life and Technology, page 174

Forms of magic box

pluralmagic boxes

Questions about magic box

What does magic box mean?
Magic box means television.
What part of speech is magic box?
Magic box is a noun.
What is the plural of magic box?
The plural of magic box is magic boxes.

Words near magic box in the dictionary

  1. Magic 8 Balls
  2. magic acid
  3. magic acids
  4. magic asterisk
  5. magic asterisks
  6. magic box
  7. magic boxes
  8. magic bullet
  9. magic bullets
  10. magic carpet
  11. magic carpets

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