magnet

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Main Entry: mag·net
Pronunciation: 'mag-n&t
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English magnete, from Anglo-French, from Latin magnet-, magnes, from Greek magnEs (lithos), literally, stone of Magnesia, ancient city in Asia Minor
1 a : LODESTONE b : a body having the property of attracting iron and producing a magnetic field external to itself; specifically : a mass of iron, steel, or alloy that has this property artificially imparted
2 : something that attracts <a box-office magnet>