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concoction

con·coc·tion

UK/kənˈkɒkʃən/ US/kəŋ-/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients

  • “he volunteered to taste her latest concoction”
  • “he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade”
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2.

an occurrence of an unusual mixture

  • “it suddenly spewed out a thick green concoction”
3.

the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose

  • “his testimony was a concoction”
  • “she has no peer in the concoction of mystery stories”
4.

the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components

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Origin

From Latin concoctiō.

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