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magi

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Noun

  1. {{plural of|en|mage}}
  2. {{plural of|en|magus}}

Proper noun

  1. {{lb|en|Christianity}} ''Chiefly preceded by'' '''[[the]]''' ('''[[three]]'''): the [[wise man|wise men]] who [[visit#Verb|visited]] and [[give#Verb|gave]] [[gift#Noun|gifts]] to the [[baby]] {{w|Jesus}} at the [[Epiphany]] ([[traditionally]] [[consider]]ed to be [[three]] in [[number#Noun|number]] and sometimes [[name#Verb|named]] [[Balthazar]], [[Caspar]], and [[Melchior]], but the [[Bible]] does not [[state#Verb|state]] how many there were or their [[name#Noun|names]]).
  2. {{lb|en|astronomy|by extension}} The three [[bright]] [[star#Noun|stars]] ([[Alnitak]] (ζ Ori), [[Alnilam]] (ε Ori), and [[Mintaka]] (δ Ori)) that form [[Orion's Belt]] in the [[Orion]] [[constellation]].

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