Charm

In the world of paranormal magic, a charm can mean either:

• An amulet, or
• A spell.

When a charm is a spell, it is usually traditional in form and often in verse.

See also: hoodoo, pow-wow (folk magic), vodun

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Charm is also the name of an attribute of quarks (subatomic particles), and the name of a kind of quark possessing that attribute.