magicienne
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English
Etymology
From Middle English magicienne, from Middle French magicienne.[1]
Noun
magicienne (plural magiciennes)
- (dated) A female magician.
- 1869, James Payn, Found Dead, page 254:
- A magicienne, too! That's ever so much better than a male wizard.
- 1943 April 10, Bill Sachs, “Magic”, in Billboard, volume 55, number 15:
- The article, headed "Mistress of Mystery," portrays in colored cartoon fashion Miss O'Dell's entrance Into show business and pictures one of her most thrilling experiences in the role of a magicienne.
- 1992, Ticket to Read!: 1992 Ohio Summer Reading Program Manual, page 35:
- Jania Taylor is a magicienne with extraordinary skills and many tricks up her sleeve.
Synonyms
Translations
female magician — see magicianess
References
- ^ “magicienne, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
French
Pronunciation
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Noun
magicienne f (plural magiciennes)
- female equivalent of magicien
Further reading
- “magicienne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.