adj
Meaning 1
Of, relating to, or befitting a master; authoritative.
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magistral
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General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmæ.dʒɪs.tɹəl/
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rhymes with -ædʒɪstɹəl
adj
Meaning 2
Sovereign (of a remedy); extremely effective.
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Usage: obsolete
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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adj
Meaning 3
Formulated extemporaneously, or for a special case; opposed to officinal, and said of prescriptions and medicines.
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Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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noun
Meaning 4
A sovereign medicine or remedy.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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noun
Meaning 5
A magistral line.
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Usage: countable
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noun
Meaning 6
Powdered copper pyrites used in the amalgamation of ores of silver, as at the Spanish mines of Mexico and South America.
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Usage: uncountable
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meǵh2-der.? Proto-Indo-European *meh2-der.? Proto-Italic *magisteros Latin magister Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin magistrālisder. Middle French magistralbor. English magistral Borrowed from Middle French magistral, from Latin magistrālis, from magister (“master, teacher”) + -ālis. Doublet of mistral.