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English
Etymology
From L. conflagratio.
Pronunciation
RP IPA|/kɒnflægˈɹeɪʃən/
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Noun
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- A large fire extending to many objects, or over a large space; a general burning.
#: The conflagration took sixty firefighters to put it out.
Quotations
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Translations
trans-top|A large, ferocious, and destructive fire
Chinese: 爆燃
Czech: požár m
Dutch: vuurzee
Esperanto: incendio
Finnish: suurpalo
French: conflagration#French|conflagration
German: Feuersbrunst
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Greek: πυÏκαγιά
Hebrew: דליקה (dleiqa) f; שריפה (sreifa) f
Italian: conflagrazione
Japanese: 大ç«ç½
Korean: 대화재
Russian: большой пожар m
Spanish: conflagración
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See also
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conflagrant
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connixation
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fire
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wildfire
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