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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