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con|fla|gra|tion — «KON fluh GRAY shuhn», noun. a big and destructive fire: »A conflagration destroyed the whole neighborhood. ╂[< Latin cōnflagrātiō, ōnis < cōnflagrāre < com (intensive) + flagrāre burn] … Useful english dictionary
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
fla — ac·ri·fla·vine; af·fla·tion; af·fla·tus; an·thra·fla·vic; an·thra·fla·vin; ari·bo·fla·vin·o·sis; cho·a·no·fla·gel·li·da; cho·a·no·fla·gel·li·dae; con·fla·grant; con·fla·grate; con·fla·gra·tor; con·fla·tion; de·fla·tion; de·fla·tion·ary;… … English syllables
con·fla·gra·tion — /ˌkɑːnfləˈgreıʃən/ noun, pl tions [count] formal 1 : a large destructive fire a massive conflagration 2 : a war or conflict The treaty is the latest attempt to resolve the ten year conflagration. a regional conflagration … Useful english dictionary
con — con·acre; con·cat·e·nate; con·cave; con·ceal·er; con·ceit; con·cen·trate; con·cen·tra·tor; con·cen·tric; con·cep·tual; con·cern; con·cern·ing; con·cert; con·cer·tante; con·cer·ti·na; con·ces·sion·ary; con·cha; con·cin·nate; con·com·i·tant;… … English syllables
conflation — con·fla·tion … English syllables
conflate — con|flate [ kən fleıt ] verb transitive FORMAL to combine two or more things ╾ con|fla|tion [ kən fleıʃ(ə)n ] noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
conflation — con•fla•tion [[t]kənˈfleɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the process or result of fusing items into one entity; fusion; amalgamation 2) lit. a text formed by combining two variant texts • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME < LL … From formal English to slang
Conflation — Con*fla tion, n. [L. conflatio.] 1. A blowing together, as of many instruments in a concert, or of many fires in a foundry. [R.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. a fusing together; merger of two or more things or ideas into one. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
conflagration — con|fla|gra|tion [ˌkɔnfləˈgreıʃən US ˌka:n ] n formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: conflagratio, from conflagrare to burn , from com ( COM ) + flagrare to burn ] 1.) a very large fire that destroys a lot of buildings, forests etc 2.) a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
