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magnetism (n.)
1610s, from Modern Latin
magnetismus
(see
magnet
+
-ism
). Figurative sense of "personal charm" is from 1650s; in the hypnotic sense it is from Mesmer (see
mesmerism
). Meaning "science of magnetics" is recorded from early 19c.
