English Explanatory Dictionary

Magonia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A cloud realm from which felonious aerial sailors were said to come in flying ships, according to an ancient treatise against weather magic by the Carolingian bishop Agobard of Lyon.

Pronunciation

/məˈɡəʊ.ni.ə/ /məˈɡoʊ.ni.ə/

Word forms

Magonia

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Magonia, of further unknown origin. It's first attested in Latin in 815 by Agobard of Lyon.

Derived words

Magonian
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