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Definition incantation in American English

incantation noun

noun
/ˌɪnkænˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
1

words that are repeated together several times because they are thought to have special power

Example

voices chanting their mysterious incantation

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1.1

the activity of saying these words

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Definition incantation in American English