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conflagration

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con·fla·gra·tion  (knfl-grshn)
n.
A large destructive fire.

[Latin cnflagrti, cnflagrtin-, from cnflagrtus, past participle of cnflagrre, to burn up; see conflagrant.]

conflagration [ˌkɒnfləˈgreɪʃən]
n
a large destructive fire
[from Latin conflagrātiō, from conflagrāre to be burnt up, from com- (intensive) + flagrāre to burn; related to Latin fulgur lightning]
conflagrative  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.conflagrationconflagration - a very intense and uncontrolled fire
fire - the event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire"
wildfire - a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration

conflagration
noun fire, blaze, holocaust, inferno, wildfire All the stock was destroyed in a warehouse conflagration.
Translations
conflagration [ˌkɒnfləˈgreɪʃən] Nconflagración f, incendio m

conflagration [ˌkɒnfləˈgreɪʃən] n
(= fire) → incendie m
(fig)conflagration f

conflagration
n (of forest, towns)Feuersbrunst f (geh); (of building)Großbrand m

conflagration [ˌkɒnfləˈgreɪʃn] n (frm) → conflagrazione f
conflagration [ˌkɒnfləˈgreɪʃn] n (frm) → conflagrazione f

conflagration
n conflagration [konfləˈgreiʃən]
a great fire Ten people perished in the conflagration. verwoestende brand حَريق هائِل голям пожар požár storbrand die Feuersbrunst μεγάλη πυρκαγιά conflagración tulemöll آتش سوزی بزرگ suurpalo incendie שׂרֵיפָה अग्नि काण्ड veliki požar tűzvész kebakaran eldsvoði conflagrazione 大火災 대 화재 didžiulis gaisras liels ugunsgrēks kebakaran besar vuurzee storbrann pożar conflagração incen­diu; foc большой пожар požiar požar požar stor brand, brandkatastrof ไฟที่ลุกไหม้ büyük yangın 大火 велика пожежа آتش زدگی đám cháy lớn


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The naturalist stood, tablets in hand, looking at the awful spectacle with as much composure as if the conflagration had been lighted in order to solve the difficulties of some scientific problem.
The spark - a feeble spark, first principle of conflagration - shone in the darkness like a glow-worm, then was deadened against the match which it set fire to, Porthos enlivening the flame with his breath.
She had caught sight of her new Sunday gown-- a cheap curtain-calico thing, a conflagration of gaudy colors and fantastic figures.
 
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