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conspiration
[ kon-spuh-rey-shuhn ]
/ ˌkɒn spəˈreɪ ʃən /
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noun
joint effort.
Obsolete. conspiracy.
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Origin of conspiration
OTHER WORDS FROM conspiration
con·spi·ra·tion·al, adjectiveWords nearby conspiration
conspicuously, conspiracist, conspiracy, conspiracy of silence, conspiracy theory, conspiration, conspirator, conspiratorial, conspire, con spirito, const.
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How to use conspiration in a sentence
Typho was the brother of Osiris and Isis; for jealousy, and to usurp the throne, he formed a conspiration and killed his brother.
Vestiges of the Mayas|Augustus Le PlongeonOf this kind was the Conspiration de Walstein of Sarrasin, which, though incomplete, is admirable in style.
A Short History of French Literature|George Saintsbury