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incantation

in.can.ta.tion \.in-.kan-'ta--sh*n\ \-shn*l, -sh*n-*l\ 
   \in-'kant-*-.to-r-e-, -.to.r-\ n [ME incantacioun, fr. MF incantation, fr. 
   LL incantation-, Xincantatio, fr. L incantatus, pp. of incantare to enchant 
   : a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of  
   magic; also : a formula of words chanted or recited in or as if in such a 
   ritual - in.can.ta.tion.al aj