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   glamour

   /ˈɡlamə/

   noun

   • 1. an attractive or exciting quality that makes certain people or things seem appealing: "the glamour of Monte Carlo" Similar allureattractionattractivenessfascinationcharmenchantmentcaptivationmagicromancemystiqueexoticismspellexcitementthrillglitterbrilliancethe bright lightsthe high lifeinformal:glitzpizzazzglam
   • ▪ beauty or charm that is sexually attractive: "pile hair up for evening glamour" Similar beautyallureattractivenesselegancechicstylecharismacharmfascinationmagnetismseductivenessdesirabilityrare:witchery
   • ▪ denoting or relating to sexually suggestive or mildly pornographic photography or publications: British "a glamour model"
   • 2. enchantment; magic: archaic "that maiden, made by glamour out of flowers"

   Word Origin early 18th century (originally Scots in the sense ‘enchantment, magic’): alteration of grammar. Although grammar itself was not used in this sense, the Latin word grammatica (from which it derives) was often used in the Middle Ages to mean ‘scholarship, learning’, including the occult practices popularly associated with learning.

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