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fascination

American  
[fas-uh-ney-shuhn] / ˌfæs əˈneɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. the power or action of fascinating. fascinating.

  2. the state or an instance of being fascinated.

    They watched in fascination.

  3. a fascinating fascinating quality; powerful attraction; charm.

    the fascination of foreign travel.

  4. Cards. a form of solitaire.

Etymology

Origin of fascination

1595–1605; < Latin fascinātiōn- (stem of fascinātiō ) a bewitching. See fascinate, -ion

Example Sentences

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Like Koch, Hansen traces his fascination with space back to Apollo 8.

From BBC

It’s not my reality, but I think it relates so much to our fascination today with celebrity culture that it’s fascinating to see another side of it.

From Salon

There’s always been a fascination with peering into the lives of others, seeing how they react to everyday problems under the glare of a camera.

From Los Angeles Times

The artist’s intimate 1929 canvas, from her first stay in New Mexico, seems to gaze up at a towering tree with awe and fascination.

From The Wall Street Journal

James Fishback is almost certainly not going to win the GOP nomination for governor of Florida this year, but he’s become an object of media fascination all the same.

From Salon

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