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charm1(chärm) n. [ME.
& O Fr. charmed carmen, song, verse charm *canmen canere, to sing: see CHANT ] 1.
a) orig., a chanted word, phrase, or verse assumed to have magic power to help or hurt;
incantation 2. any object assumed to have such power, as an amulet or
talisman 3. any trinket worn as a decoration on a bracelet, necklace, watch
chain, etc. 4. any action or gesture assumed to have magic power
5. a quality or feature in someone or something that attracts or delights
people 6. a hypothetical property of certain heavy elementary
particles, described by a quantum number, observed only in matter excited to very high
energies, and postulated to be a fourth quark --vt. 1. to acton as though by magic;
seemingly cast a spell on 2. to protect from harm as though by magic [a charmed
life] 3. to attract or please greatly; enchant; allure; facinate, delight --vi.
1. to practice magic 2. to be charming; please greatly --SYN. see
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