"disincantation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: disincantations [plural]
Etymology: dis- + incantation Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|dis|incantation}} dis- + incantation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} disincantation (countable and uncountable, plural disincantations)
  1. The countering of a spell that was cast by an incantation. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-disincantation-en-noun-AqxG2Cpe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with dis-

Inflected forms

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