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conflagration

conf·lag·ra·tion

UK/ˌkɒnfləˈɡɹeɪʃən/ US/ˌkɑnflʌˈɡreɪʃʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

a very intense and uncontrolled fire

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Origin

From Middle French, from Latin cōnflagrātiō (“burning, conflagration”).

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