Concoction - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |kənˈkɑːkʃn|  American pronunciation of the word concoction
Brit.  |kənˈkɒkʃn|  British pronunciation of the word concoction

noun

- any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients (syn: intermixture, mixture)
he volunteered to taste her latest concoction
- an occurrence of an unusual mixture
it suddenly spewed out a thick green concoction
- 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
- the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components (syn: confection)

Extra examples

The drink was first concocted by a bartender in New York.

She concocted a stew from the leftovers.

He admitted that his story was a concoction.

He sipped the concoction cautiously.

Word forms

noun
singular: concoction
plural: concoctions
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