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Meaning of Magi | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈmæd͡ʒaɪ

Definitions

  1. Chiefly preceded by the (three): the wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus at the Epiphany (traditionally considered to be three in number and sometimes named Balthazar, Caspar, and Melchior, but the Bible does not state how many there were or their names).
    plural, plural-only
  2. Initialism of modified adjusted gross income.
  3. The three bright stars (AlnitakOri), AlnilamOri), and MintakaOri)) that form Orion's Belt in the Orion constellation.
    broadly, plural, plural-only

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Examples

“A rich Tabernacle where is kept the head of Saint Euſtorgio, and the Tomb of the three Magi, with this inſcription. Sepulchrum Trium Magorum, where lay the Bodies of thoſe Magi, which were brought hither by Saint Euſtorgio, in Anno 330. when he came laſt out of the Eaſt, but many yeers after, this City being deſtroyed by Fedrick Barbaroſſa, in Anno 1163.”
“In the case of a taxpayer with modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) over $400,000 ($200,000 for a married taxpayer filing a separate return), the cap would phase down by 20 percent of the excess of MAGI over the threshold until it reaches $10,000 ($5,000 for a married taxpayer filing a separate return).”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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