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charm, magical formula or incantation incantation, set formula, spoken or sung, for the purpose of working magic . An incantation is normally an invocation to beneficent supernatural spirits for aid, protection, or inspiration. It may also serve as a charm or spell to ward off the effects of evil spirits.
..... Click the link for more information. , spoken or sung, for the purpose of securing blessing, good fortune, or immunity from evil. It presupposes a belief in demons or malignant spirits. The formula was frequently inscribed upon an amulet amulet (ăm`yəlĭt)
..... Click the link for more information. , talisman, or trinket to be worn for protection.

charm

In particle physics, the property or internal quantum number that is conserved in strong and electromagnetic interactions, but not in weak interactions (see strong force, electromagnetic force, weak force). Charmed particles contain at least one charmed quark; the charm number of these quarks is +1. Charmed antiquarks (see antimatter) have a charm number of −1. The first charmed particle was discovered in 1974.

(language)CHARM - An explicitly parallel programming language based on C, for both shared and nonshared MIMD computers.

ftp://a.cs.uiuc.edu/pub/CHARM.

Mailing list: <charm@cs.uiuc.edu>.

["The CHARM(3.2) Programming Language Manual", UIUC, Dec 1992].
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She has her mother's charm and grace and good heart and sense of justice, and she has her father's vivacity and cheerfulness and pluck and spirit of enterprise, with the affectionate disposition and sincerity of both parents.
A Horse's Tale by Twain, Mark View in context
The next time he went fishing he set his nets and blew the fish-horn all day to charm the fish into them; but at nightfall there were not only no fish in his nets, but none along that part of the coast.
Fables by Aesop View in context
It was a fair highway, through the Land of Lost Delight; shadow and sunshine were blessedly mingled, and every turn and dip revealed a fresh charm and a new loveliness to eager hearts and unspoiled eyes.
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