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ENCHANTMENT

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en⋅chant⋅ment

  [en-chant-muhnt, -chahnt-]
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–noun
1. the art, act, or an instance of enchanting.
2. the state of being enchanted.
3. something that enchants: Music is an enchantment that never fails.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME enchantement < AF, OF < L incantāmentum. See enchant, -ment

Synonyms:
1. magic, sorcery, fascination, witchery. 3. spell, charm.
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en·chant·ment   (ěn-chānt'mənt)   
n.  

    1. The act of enchanting.

    2. The state of being enchanted.

  2. Something that enchants.

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Word Origin & History

enchantment 
1297, from O.Fr. enchantement, from enchanter "bewitch, charm," from L. incantare, lit. "chant (a magic spell) upon," from in- "upon, into" + cantare "to sing." Cf. O.E. galdor "song," also "spell, enchantment," from galan "to sing," source of the second element in nightingale. Enchanted in weakened sense of "delighted" is from 1593. Enchantress is first recorded c.1374.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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