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Fascination

Fa-suh-NAY-shuhn

/ˌfæsʌˈneɪʃʌn/

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fascination

Dictionary meaning

The capacity to attract intense interest.

Examples

  • I held the children spellbound with magic tricks and other fascinations.

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