"spellbinding" meaning in English

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          "sense": "fascinating",
          "word": "udivující"
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          "sense": "fascinating",
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          "text": "Salt is a very favoured ingredient of spell-binding concoctions.",
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          "spell",
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      "word": "udivující"
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      "sense": "fascinating",
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  "word": "spellbinding"
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