conspiration

 [kon-spuh-rey-shuhn]  

con·spi·ra·tion

   [kon-spuh-rey-shuhn]
noun
1.
joint effort.
2.
Obsolete. conspiracy.
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English conspiracioun < Anglo-French; Middle French conspiration < Latin conspīrātiōn- (stem of conspīrātiō), equivalent to conspīrāt(us) (past participle of conspīrāre to conspire) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms
con·spi·ra·tion·al, adjective
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Conspiration is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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