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CONCOCTION
confection, concoction
(noun) the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
concoction
(noun) 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”
concoction
(noun) an occurrence of an unusual mixture; “it suddenly spewed out a thick green concoction”
concoction, mixture, intermixture
(noun) any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; “he volunteered to taste her latest concoction”; “he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
concoction (countable and uncountable, plural concoctions)
The preparing of a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients.
A mixture prepared in such a way.
Something made up, an invention.
(obsolete) Digestion (of food etc.).
(obsolete, figurative) The act of digesting in the mind; rumination.
(obsolete, medicine) Abatement of a morbid process, such as fever, and return to a normal condition.
(obsolete) The act of perfecting or maturing.
Source: Wiktionary
Con*coc"tion, n. Etym: [L. concoctio.]
1. A change in food produced by the organs of nutrition; digestion. [Obs.]
2. The act of concocting or preparing by combining different ingredients; also, the food or compound thus prepared.
3. The act of digesting in the mind; planning or devising; rumination. Donne.
4. (Med.)
Definition: Abatement of a morbid process, as a fever and return to a normal condition. [Obs.]
5. The act of perfecting or maturing. [Obs.] Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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