Etymology

incantation

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Today it means: The act or process of using formulas and/or usually rhyming words, sung or spoken, with occult ceremonies, for the purpose of raising spirits, producing enchantment, or creating other magical results. Full definition →

Middle English incantacioun ← Old French incantation ← Latin incantatio
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  1. Latin · derived fromincantatio
  2. Old French · derived fromincantation
  3. Middle English · inherited fromincantacioun
  4. English todayincantation

From Middle English incantacioun, from Old French incantation, from Latin incantatio. More at enchant.

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