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talismanic

UK/ˌtælɪzˈmænɪk/

talismanic adjective: of, relating to, or similar to, a talisman.

Adjective

talismanic (comparative more talismanic, superlative most talismanic)

  1. Of, relating to, or similar to, a talisman.
    • Oleg Blokhin's side lost the talismanic Andriy Shevchenko to the substitutes' bench because of a knee injury but still showed enough to put England through real turmoil in spells.2012 June 19, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Ukraine”, in BBC Sport
    • For Marshall, law possessed a talismanic quality, representing all that was best in American democracy.2021 July 14, Stephen L. Carter, “What Thurgood Marshall Taught Me”, in The New York Times
  2. Possessing or believed to possess protective magical power.

Forms of talismanic

comparativemore talismanic
superlativemost talismanic

Origin of talismanic

From talisman + -ic.

Words formed from talismanic

Questions about talismanic

What does talismanic mean?
Talismanic means of, relating to, or similar to, a talisman.
What part of speech is talismanic?
Talismanic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce talismanic?
Talismanic is pronounced /ˌtælɪzˈmænɪk/ (UK).

Words near talismanic in the dictionary

  1. Talisha
  2. Talishes
  3. Talishi
  4. talisman
  5. talismaned
  6. talismanic
  7. talismanical
  8. talismanically
  9. talismanick
  10. talismanics
  11. talismaning

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