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单词 conflagration
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
con•fla•gra•tion /ˌkɑnfləˈgreɪʃən/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a destructive fire over a wide area:Firefighters responded to the conflagration in the factory district.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
con•fla•gra•tion  (kon′flə grāshən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a destructive fire, usually an extensive one.
  • Latin conflagrātiōn- (stem of conflagrātiō), equivalent. to conflagrāt(us) past participle of conflagrāre to burn up (con- con- + flagr- (akin to fulgur lightning, flamma flame, Greek phlóx; see phlox) + -ātus -ate1) + -iōn- -ion
  • 1545–55
confla•gra′tive, adj. 
    See flame. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
conflagration /ˌkɒnfləˈɡreɪʃən/ n
  1. a large destructive fire
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin conflagrātiō, from conflagrāre to be burnt up, from com- (intensive) + flagrāre to burn; related to Latin fulgur lightning
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