"spellcasting" meaning in All languages combined

See spellcasting on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Etymology: From spell + casting. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|spell|casting}} spell + casting Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} spellcasting (uncountable)
  1. The casting of magical spells. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Fictional abilities
    Sense id: en-spellcasting-en-noun-tLOotUKO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "2018 September 19, Katie Rife, “Eli Roth, of all directors, brings Amblin magic to the kid-lit horror of The House With A Clock In Its Walls”, in The Onion AV Club, archived from the original on 2018-09-20:",
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