concoction
American
[kon-kok-shuhn, kuhn-]
/ kɒnˈkɒk ʃən, kən- /
noun
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the act or process of concocting.
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something concocted.
a delicious concoction of beans, rice, and meat.
Etymology
Origin of concoction
1525–35; < Latin concoctiōn- (stem of concoctiō ) digestion, equivalent to concoct ( us ) ( concoct ) + -iōn- -ion
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