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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
im′itative mag′ic, 
  1. Anthropologymagic that attempts to control the universe through the mimicking of a desired event, as by stabbing an image of an enemy in an effort to destroy him or her or by performing a ritual dance imitative of the growth of food in an effort to secure an abundant supply;
    a branch of sympathetic magic based on the belief that similar actions produce similar results. Also called homeopathic magic. Cf. contagious magic.

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