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# The Good Oil Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-word-of-the-day-477/
- Published: 2025-11-29T17:15:44.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-29T17:15:43.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, Word of the Day

The word for today is…

incantation (noun) -

: a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic

Source : [Merriam-Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incantation?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Incantation comes directly from the Latin word incantare, "enchant". Incantare itself has cantare as a root, which reminds us that magic and ritual have always been associated with chanting and music. Incantations have often been in strange languages; "Abracadabra" is a not-so-serious version of an incantation.

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