"witchery" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: witcheries [plural]
Etymology: From witch + -ery. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|witch|ery}} witch + -ery Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} witchery (countable and uncountable, plural witcheries)
  1. (uncountable) Witchcraft. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-witchery-en-noun-yfzZYh1c
  2. (countable) An act of witchcraft. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-witchery-en-noun-pEdhdAPE
  3. (uncountable, figuratively) Allure, charm, magic. Tags: figuratively, uncountable
    Sense id: en-witchery-en-noun-R8DKmpJc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ery Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 9 74 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ery: 11 7 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: witchdom

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for witchery meaning in English (1.4kB)

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