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Definition of: incantation
(in′kan·tā′·shən)
1. The utterance of magical words for enchantment or exorcism.
2. The formula so used.
3. Any magic or sorcery. See synonyms under SORCERY. [<F <L incantatio, -onis <incantare make an incantation. See ENCHANT.]
—in′can·ta′·tor noun
—in·can·ta·to·ry (in·kan′tə·tôr′ē, -tō′rē) adjective
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