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bpo-33832: Add "magic method" glossary entry (GH-7630)

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:term:`finder`. See :pep:`302` for details and
:class:`importlib.abc.Loader` for an :term:`abstract base class`.
magic method
.. index:: pair: magic; method
An informal synonym for :term:`special method`.
mapping
A container object that supports arbitrary key lookups and implements the
methods specified in the :class:`~collections.abc.Mapping` or
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(subscript) notation uses :class:`slice` objects internally.
special method
.. index:: pair: special; method
A method that is called implicitly by Python to execute a certain
operation on a type, such as addition. Such methods have names starting
and ending with double underscores. Special methods are documented in

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Add glossary entry for 'magic method'.