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[ kon-fluh -grey -shuh n ] SHOW IPA
/ ˌkɒn fləˈgreɪ ʃən / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a destructive fire, usually an extensive one.
Origin of conflagration First recorded in 1545–55; from Latin conflagrātiōn- (stem of conflagrātiō ), equivalent to conflagrāt(us), past participle of conflagrāre “to burn up”; con-, -ate1 , -ion. Latin flagr- of conflagrāre is akin to fulgur “lightning,” flamma “flame,” Greek phlóx “flame”
synonym study for conflagration See flame.
OTHER WORDS FROM conflagration con·fla·gra·tive, adjective Words nearby conflagration confiscatory, confit, Confiteor, confiture, conflagrant, conflagration , conflate, conflation, conflict, conflicted, conflicting
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The canisters, McMahon said, are to blame for the conflagration .
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The conflagration in Congress is spreading to singe, if not consume, critical decisions across the board.
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They plundered several houses, and were commencing the conflagration , when the inhabitants sallied forth and put them to flight.
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Conflagration of mount tna, which overwhelmed the church of St. Leon, and the physician Piazzi.
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As to the upper town, after the conflagration of the last siege, it had been rebuilt in a very indifferent style.
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He brought them all the details of the conflagration at Pendarrel.
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Dull splashes of red in the sky pointed out remnants of the day's conflagration still eating their way through the foothills.
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British Dictionary definitions for conflagration
Derived forms of conflagration conflagrative , adjective Word Origin for conflagration C16: from Latin conflagrātiō, from conflagrāre to be burnt up, from com- (intensive) + flagrāre to burn; related to Latin fulgur lightning
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Words related to conflagration inferno, blaze, bonfire, wildfire, flaming, holocaust, burning