Carnac

American

[kahr-nak, kar-nak] / ˈkɑr næk, karˈnak /

noun

a commune in SW Morbihan, in NW France, SE of Lorient: megalithic monuments. 3681.

Carnac British

/ ˈkɑːnæk /

noun

a village in NW France: noted for its many megalithic monuments, including alignments of stone menhirs

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Carnacian

adjective

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Carnac

He wrote material for memorable Carson shticks including Carnac the Magnificent, the family said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2024

Anyway, when the Capitals and the Rangers met again on Wednesday, with Wilson still allowed on the ice, one didn't have to be Carnac the Magnificent to figure out what would happen next.

From Fox News ● May 6, 2021

Anyway, when the Capitals and the Rangers met again on Wednesday, with Wilson still allowed on the ice, one didn’t have to be Carnac the Magnificent to figure out what would happen next.

From Washington Times ● May 6, 2021

David Letterman’s top ten lists; Arsenio Hall’s woofing, fist-pumping audience; Johnny Carson’s Carnac the Magnificent: These are the elements that end up serving as shorthand for a show’s governing sensibility.

From Slate ● May 10, 2015

I'm sure I don't know what I'll do, for Scott McCarthy has bet Mr. Stowell ten dollars that Uncle gets "hooked" in Carnac.

From Seeing France with Uncle John by Warner, Anne

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