talismanic

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English

Etymology

From talisman +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

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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[1]:
      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.
  2. Possessing or believed to possess protective magical power.

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