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Abracadabra is of unknown origin, and is first attested in a second-century work of Serenus Sammonicus. [1]Some conjectural etymologies are: [2] from phrases in Hebrew that mean "I will create as I speak", [3] or Aramaic "I create like the word" (אברא כדברא), [4] to etymologies that point to similar words in Latin and Greek such as abraxas [5] or to its similarity to the first four ...
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.
Serenus Sammonicus advocated the use of abracadabra as a literary amulet against fever. Serenus was "a typical man of letters in an Age of Archaism [2] and a worthy successor to Marcus Cornelius Fronto and Aulus Gellius, one whose social rank and position is intimately bound up with the prevailing passion for grammar and a mastery of ancient lore". [3]
"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 as their last US ...
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 ]
Shanu, a 12-year-old boy, lives with his mother Shivani Singh and father Rahul Singh. Rahul is a magician and escape artist, and one fateful day he locks himself in a closed box and drops it in the ocean, failing to emerge and supposedly dying.
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). [1] [2] abracadabra formed after a chance encounter through a Halloween band covering the early Eurythmics album "In The Garden". [3]
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.