talismanic

English

Etymology

From talisman +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌtælɪzˈmænɪk/

Adjective

talismanic (comparative more talismanic, superlative most talismanic)

  1. Of, relating to, or like, a talisman.
    • 2012 June 19, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Ukraine”, in BBC Sport‎:
      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.
    • 2021, Stephen L. Carter, What Thurgood Marshall Taught Me, in: The New York Times, July 14 2021
      For Marshall, law possessed a talismanic quality, representing all that was best in American democracy.
  2. Possessing or believed to possess protective magical power.

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French talismanique.

Adjective

talismanic m or n (feminine singular talismanică, masculine plural talismanici, feminine and neuter plural talismanice)

  1. talismanic

Declension
Declension of talismanic
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite talismanic talismanică talismanici talismanice
definite talismanicul talismanica talismanicii talismanicele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite talismanic talismanice talismanici talismanice
definite talismanicului talismanicei talismanicilor talismanicelor
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