"incantation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɪnkænˈteɪʃən/ Audio: En-au-incantation.ogg [Australia] Forms: incantations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From Middle English incantacioun, from Old French incantation, from Latin incantatio. More at enchant. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂n-}}, {{inh|en|enm|incantacioun}} Middle English incantacioun, {{der|en|fro|incantation}} Old French incantation, {{der|en|la|incantatio}} Latin incantatio, {{m|en|enchant}} enchant Head templates: {{en-noun}} incantation (plural incantations)
  1. The act or process of using formulas and/or usually rhyming words, sung or spoken, with occult ceremonies, for the purpose of raising spirits, producing enchantment, or creating other magical results. Synonyms: galdr Translations (process): ἐπῳδή (epōidḗ) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), заклинание (zaklinanie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), bezwering [feminine] (Dutch), loitsinta (Finnish), incantation [feminine] (French), επωδή (epodí) [feminine] (Greek), incantātiō [feminine] (Latin), carmen [neuter] (Latin), вра́жање (vrážanje) [neuter] (Macedonian), ба́ење (báenje) [neuter] (Macedonian), mata (Maori), karakia (Maori), inkantacja [feminine] (Polish), descântare [feminine] (Romanian), чароде́йство (čarodéjstvo) [neuter] (Russian), besvärjelse [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-incantation-en-noun-I5UBfUNi Disambiguation of 'process': 59 0 41
  2. A formula of words used as above. Translations (formula): ἐπῳδή (epōidḗ) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), 咒語 (Chinese Mandarin), 咒语 (zhòuyǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), 咒文 (zhòuwén) (Chinese Mandarin), tlācatecolōtlahtōlli (Classical Nahuatl), bezwering [feminine] (Dutch), spreuk [feminine] (Dutch), loitsu (Finnish), incantation [feminine] (French), Beschwörung [feminine] (German), επωδή (epodí) [feminine] (Greek), ξόρκι (xórki) [colloquial, neuter] (Greek), 呪い (noroi) (alt: のろい) (Japanese), 呪文 (jumon) (alt: じゅもん) (Japanese), 주문 (jumun) (Korean), incantamentum [neuter] (Latin), carmen [neuter] (Latin), во́лшебен збор (vólšeben zbor) [masculine] (Macedonian), ihi (Maori), tapatapa (Maori), Behakjsunk [feminine] (Plautdietsch), feitiço [masculine] (Portuguese), incantație [feminine] (Romanian), descântec [neuter] (Romanian), заклина́ние (zaklinánije) [neuter] (Russian), загово́р (zagovór) [masculine] (Russian), besvärjelse [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-incantation-en-noun-WGiAdMcB Disambiguation of 'formula': 20 68 13
  3. (computing, slang) Any esoteric command or procedure. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-incantation-en-noun--vFsQJsk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 13 51 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: encantation Related terms: incanter

Noun [French]

IPA: /ɛ̃.kɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-incantation.wav Forms: incantations [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin incantātiōnem. By surface analysis, incanter + -ation. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|LL.|incantātiō|incantātiōnem||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Late Latin incantātiōnem, {{bor+|fr|LL.|incantātiō|incantātiōnem}} Borrowed from Late Latin incantātiōnem, {{surf|fr|incanter|-ation}} By surface analysis, incanter + -ation Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} incantation f (plural incantations)
  1. incantation Tags: feminine Related terms: enchanter
    Sense id: en-incantation-fr-noun-WUvKO~Px Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -ation

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