CONFLAGRATIONS

Noun

conflagrations

plural of conflagration

Source: Wiktionary


CONFLAGRATION

Con`fla*gra"tion, n. [L. conflagratio: cf. F. conflagration.]

Definition: A fire extending to many objects, or over a large space; a general burning.

Till one wide conflagration swallows all. Pope.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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