conflagration
Plural: conflagrations
Noun
- a very intense and uncontrolled fire
- A large fire extending to many objects, or over a large space; a general burning.
- A large-scale conflict.
- A situation of great passion or emotion.
Examples
- It took sixty firefighters to put out the conflagration.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle French, from Latin cōnflagrātiō (“burning, conflagration”).
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