conflagration
Americannoun
noun
Related Words
See flame.
Other Word Forms
- conflagrative adjective
Etymology
Origin of conflagration
First recorded in 1545–55; from Latin conflagrātiōn- (stem of conflagrātiō ), equivalent to conflagrāt(us), past participle of conflagrāre “to burn up”; con- ( def. ), -ate 1 ( def. ), -ion ( def. ). Latin flagr- of conflagrāre is akin to fulgur “lightning,” flamma ( flame ), Greek phlóx ( phlox )
Example Sentences
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Black Altadena residents disproportionately experienced damage from the conflagration, researchers have found.
From Los Angeles Times
That deadly conflagration had left many residents, including those who fled Tehran for safer cities, shaken by the blistering attacks and cemented their attachment to their country.
From BBC
“I think this is a small step, but it eases the risk of a great human conflagration,” Petro told reporters at the Colombian Embassy in Washington after the meeting.
Resilience, too, is transmitted, as is a desire to preserve the love that wasn’t destroyed in the family conflagration.
From Los Angeles Times
He is sceptical both about the estimated cost of MPs staying in Parliament while the work is completed and suggestions the building is on the brink of a destructive conflagration.
From BBC
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