enchantment

[en-chant-muhnt, -chahnt-] Origin

en·chant·ment

[en-chant-muhnt, -chahnt-]
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; Middle English enchantement < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin incantāmentum. See enchant, -ment


1. magic, sorcery, fascination, witchery. 3. spell, charm.

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enchantment (ɪnˈtʃɑːntmənt)
 
n
1.  the act of enchanting or state of being enchanted
2.  a magic spell or act of witchcraft
3.  great charm or fascination

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Word Origin & History

enchantment
c.1300, 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.
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