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   incantation

   /ˌɪnkanˈteɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a series of words said as a magic spell or charm: "an incantation to raise the dead" Similar chantinvocationconjurationmagic spellmagic formularuneabracadabraopen sesamehexmojomakutu
   • ▪ the use of words as a magic spell: "there was no magic in such incantation" Similar chantingintonationrecitation

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin incantatio(n-), from incantare ‘chant, bewitch’ (see incant).

   Derivatives

   • 1. incantational adjective
   • 2. incantatory adjective

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