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Abracadabra written in a triangular form as represented in Encyclopædia Britannica. The first known mention of the word was in the second century AD in a book called Liber Medicinalis (sometimes known as De Medicina Praecepta Saluberrima) by Serenus Sammonicus, [10] physician to the Roman emperor Caracalla, who in chapter 52 prescribed that malaria sufferers wear an amulet containing ...
ABBAcadabra is a French children's musical based on songs from the pop group ABBA.It was originally produced for French television in 1983 by Alain Boublil and Daniel Boublil, which was later also transferred to an English stage version and two other television programs.
Abracadabra is an incantation used by stage magicians, and formerly in Gnosticism and ancient Roman medicine. Abracadabra, abra cadabra or abra kadabra may also refer to:
"Abracadabra" is a song by American rock group the Steve Miller Band, written by Steve Miller. The song was released as the first single from the 1982 album of the same name that year. In the U.S., it spent two non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 , the biggest hit of Steve Miller's career to date, as well their last US top ...
abracadabra is an American indie pop group from Oakland, California. The band is composed of core duo Hannah Skelton (vocals and synthesizers) and Chris Niles (bass). The band is composed of core duo Hannah Skelton (vocals and synthesizers) and Chris Niles (bass).
Abracadabra is the twelfth studio album by American rock band Steve Miller Band. The album was released on June 15, 1982, by Capitol Records . Abracadabra charted in nine countries, including Germany where the record reached No. 1 for a week. [ 6 ]
Eames later told S. Peter Dance that he chose the name because, as a species known from subfossils, it "had been dead for a long time, and could be described as a cadaver," and as a pun on the familiar magical incantation abracadabra. [5] In 1995, Abra cadabra was moved to the genus Theora by P. G. Oliver. [6]
Abracadabra is the sixth studio album by English band ABC. It was originally released in August 1991, on the label EMI . It was the final ABC album to feature founding member Mark White , who departed the band in 1992.