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conspiration

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con⋅spi⋅ra⋅tion

  [kon-spuh-rey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. joint effort.
2. Obsolete. conspiracy.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME conspiracioun < AF; MF conspiration < L conspīrātiōn- (s. of conspīrātiō), equiv. to conspīrāt(us) (ptp. of conspīrāre to conspire ) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
con⋅spi⋅ra⋅tion⋅al, adjective
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con·spi·ra·tion   (kŏn'spə-rā'shən)   
n.  

  1. The act or an instance of conspiring.

  2. A joint effort directed toward a goal.

con'spi·ra'tion·al adj.
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