incantation
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kænˈteɪ noun
1.
the chanting or uttering of words purporting to have magical power.
2.
the formula employed; a spell or charm.
3.
magical ceremonies.
4.
magic; sorcery.
5.
repetitious wordiness used to conceal a lack of content; obfuscation: Her prose too often resorts to incantation.
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| —n | |
| 1. | ritual recitation of magic words or sounds |
| 2. | the formulaic words or sounds used; a magic spell |
| [C14: from Late Latin incantātiō an enchanting, from incantāre to repeat magic formulas, from Latin, from | |
| incan'tational | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
incantation
late 14c., from O.Fr. incantation (13c.), from L. incantationem (nom. incantatio) "art of enchanting," from incantus, pp. of incantare "bewitch, charm," lit. "sing spells" (see enchantment).
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Slang Dictionary
incantation
n. Any particularly arbitrary or obscure command that one must mutter at a system to attain a desired result. Not used of passwords or other explicit security features. Especially used of tricks that are so poorly documented that they must be learned from a wizard. "This compiler normally locates initialized data in the data segment, but if you mutter the right incantation they will be forced into text space."spell
n. Syn. {incantation}.
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Computing Dictionary
incantation definition
Any particularly arbitrary or obscure command that one must mutter at a system to attain a desired result. Not used of passwords or other explicit security features. Especially used of tricks that are so poorly documented that they must be learned from a wizard. "This compiler normally locates initialised data in the data segment, but if you mutter the right incantation they will be forced into text space."
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia
incantation
words uttered in a set formula with magical intent. The correct recitation, often with accompanying gestures, is considered to unleash supernatural power. Some societies believe that incorrect recitation can not only nullify the magic but cause the death of the practitioner.
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Example sentences
It is not a magical incantation, the slightest deviation from which will break the spell.
Neither infatuation with complexity nor statistical incantation makes an evaluation stronger.
The controversy cannot acquire federal jurisdiction through the incantation of due process or equal protection.
And there's kind of hypnotic incantation to the sentences.
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