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单词 incantation
释义 incantation
 —incantational, incantatory /in kan"teuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/,  adj.   —incantator,  n.  
 /in'kan tay"sheuhn/,  n.  
  1. the chanting or uttering of words purporting to have magical power.
  2. the formula employed; a spell or charm.
  3. magical ceremonies.
  4. magic; sorcery.
  5. repetitious wordiness used to conceal a lack of content; obfuscation: Her prose too often resorts to incantation.
 [1350-1400; ME < LL incantation- (s. of incantatio), equiv. to incantat(us) ptp. of incantare to put a spell on, bewitch (see ENCHANT, -ATE1) + -ion- -ION]
 Syn. 4. witchcraft, black magic, wizardry.
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