magnes

noun

plural -es

1

obsolete : magnet

2

obsolete : magnetic power

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin, from Greek Magnēs (lithos), literally, stone from Magnesia

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Rhymes for magnes

• agnus
• magnus