incantation

magical formula intended to trigger a magical effect
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incantation
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incantation

Summary

incantation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (174 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • incantation is a type of magic[2].
  • incantation's Commons category is recorded as Incantations[3].
  • incantation's said to be the same as is recorded as magic word[4].
  • incantation's said to be the same as is recorded as evocation[5].
  • incantation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Incantation[6].
  • incantation's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[7].
  • incantation's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[8].
  • incantation's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
  • incantation's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10].
  • incantation's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[11].
  • incantation's described by source is recorded as Q124515676[12].
  • incantation's has characteristic is recorded as oral tradition[13].
  • incantation's permanent duplicated item is recorded as spell[14].
  • incantation's mandates is recorded as magic power[15].

Body

Definition and Type

incantation is a type of magic[2].

Influence

Things named for incantation include Incantation[16], a film[17], directed by Kevin Ko[18].

Why It Matters

incantation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (174 views/month).[1] incantation has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] incantation is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Entities named for incantation include Incantation[16], a film[17], directed by Kevin Ko[18].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [16] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mandates magic power
    Subclass of
    Local thumb
    Permanent duplicated item spell
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|10 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 6091, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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