incantation

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incantation

\ɛ̃.kɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\

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Du latin incantatio.

noun incantations

Action de faire des enchantements, par des paroles, pour opérer un charme, un sortilège. Ils parlent, déroulant les incantations, Conviant tous les Dieux qui hantent les orages, Par qui le jour s’éclipse aux yeux des nations.
figuratively Vaines paroles pour tenter de conjurer un malheur.

In English

mantra a phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation
incantation process
magic word word with magical effect

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@misc{incantation_2026,
  title = {incantation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/incantation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}