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conflagration

Syllabification: (con·fla·gra·tion)
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Definition of conflagration

noun

  • an extensive fire that destroys a great deal of land or property.

Origin:

late 15th century (denoting consumption by fire): from Latin conflagratio(n-), from the verb conflagrare, from con- (expressing intensive force) + flagrare 'to blaze'

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