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incantation meaning

EN[inkænˈteɪʃən] [-eɪʃən]
WIncantation
  • An incantation or enchantment is a charm or spell created using words. An incantation may take place during a ritual, either a hymn or prayer, and may invoke or praise a deity.
  • In medieval literature, folklore, fairy tales and modern fantasy fiction, enchantments (from the Old French "enchantement") are charms or spells. The term was loaned into English since around AD 1300.
  • The weakened sense "delight" (compare the same development of "charm") is modern, first attested in 1593 (OED).
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  • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
    1. Nouns
      • Countable nouns
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    1. fr incantation
    2. en incantations
    3. fr incantations
    4. en incantational
    Source: Wiktionary

    Meaning of incantation for the defined word.

    Grammatically, this word "incantation" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.
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