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conflagration

[ kon-fluh-grey-shuhn ]
/ ˌkɒn fləˈgreɪ ʃən /
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noun

a destructive fire, usually an extensive one.

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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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Words related to conflagration

inferno, blaze, bonfire, wildfire, flaming, holocaust, burning

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British Dictionary definitions for conflagration

conflagration
/ (ˌkɒnfləˈɡreɪʃən) /

noun

a large destructive fire

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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