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conflagration

 [kon-fluh-grey-shuhn]   Origin

con·fla·gra·tion

   [kon-fluh-grey-shuhn]
noun
a destructive fire, usually an extensive one.
Origin:
1545–55; < 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

Related forms
con·fla·gra·tive, adjective

Synonyms
See flame.

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conflagration (ˌkɒnfləˈɡreɪʃən)
 
—n
a large destructive fire
 
[C16: from Latin conflagrātiō, from conflagrāre to be burnt up, from com- (intensive) + flagrāre to burn; related to Latin fulgur lightning]
 
'conflagrative
 
—adj

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conflagration
1555, from L. conflagrationem (nom. conflagratio), prp. of conflagrare "to burn up," from com- intens. prefix + flagrare "to burn" (see flagrant).
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