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machination

[ mak-uh-ney-shuhn ]
/ ˌmæk əˈneɪ ʃən /
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noun

an act or instance of machinating.
Usually machinations. crafty schemes; plots; intrigues.

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Origin of machination

1375–1425; late Middle English machinacion<Latin māchinātiōn- (stem of māchinātiō). See machinate, -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM machination

an·ti·mach·i·na·tion, adjective

Words nearby machination

Machida, machilid, Machilipatnam, machinable, machinate, machination, machine, machine bolt, machine code, machine finish, machine gun
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Words related to machination

stratagem, conspiracy, ploy, intrigue, ruse, dodge, cabal, sellout, practice, trick, design, artifice, device, scheme, skullduggery, dirty work, monkey business, song and dance, on the make

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British Dictionary definitions for machination

machination
/ (ˌmækɪˈneɪʃən, ˌmæʃ-) /

noun

an intrigue, plot, or scheme
the act of devising plots or schemes
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