Etymology

magic lantern

Today it means: An early light projector and precursor to the slide projector that could achieve simple animation by moving and merging images. Full definition →

Latin lanterna magica
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  1. Latin · calque oflanterna magica
  2. English todaymagic lantern

Calque of Latin lanterna magica.

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