Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - incantation
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Incantation
incantation
noun Etymology: Middle English incantacioun, from Middle French ~, from Late Latin ~-, incantatio, from Latin incantare to enchant — more at enchant Date: 14th century a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic; also a written or recited formula of words designed to produce a particular effect • ~al adjective • incantatory adjective
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(incantations) An incantation is a series of words that a person says or sings as a magic spell. (FORMAL) ...strange prayers and incantations. = chant N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n the set of special words that someone uses in magic, or the act of saying these words ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- late 14c., from O.Fr. incantation, from L. incantationem (nom. incantatio) "art of enchanting, from incantare "bewitch, charm," lit. "sing spells" (see enchant). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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