captivation

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captivation

noun captivations

countable, uncountable The act of captivating or the state of being captivated. But the test of an oration is not only its immediate effect; there are tricks of elocution, a jugglery of manner, and even a personal captivation that so win the senses as to bewilder the judgment.

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noun act or state of being captivated

Español	captivación, cautivación

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@misc{captivation_2026,
  title = {captivation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/captivation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}