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fascination

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fas⋅ci⋅na⋅tion

  [fas-uh-ney-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the power or action of fascinating.
2. the state or an instance of being fascinated: They watched in fascination.
3. a fascinating quality; powerful attraction; charm: the fascination of foreign travel.
4. Cards. a form of solitaire.
Origin:
1595–1605; < L fascinātiōn- (s. of fascinātiō) a bewitching. See fascinate, -ion
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fas·ci·na·tion   (fās'ə-nā'shən)   
n.  

  1. The capability of eliciting intense interest or of being very attractive.

  2. The state of being intensely interested or attracted: listened in fascination.

  3. An intensely interesting, attractive quality or trait.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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