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conspiration

/ˌkɒnspɪˈɹeɪʃən/

conspiration noun: agreement or concurrence for some end or purpose.

Noun

conspiration (countable and uncountable, plural conspirations)

  1. Agreement or concurrence for some end or purpose.
  2. A plot between two or more people against somebody's wishes; conspiracy.

Forms of conspiration

pluralconspirations

Origin of conspiration

From Middle English conspiracioun, from Middle French conspiration, from Latin cōnspīrātiō, cōnspīrātiōnem. Doublet of conspiracy.

Words formed from conspiration

Words that rhyme with conspiration

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Questions about conspiration

What does conspiration mean?
Conspiration means agreement or concurrence for some end or purpose.
What part of speech is conspiration?
Conspiration is a noun.
How do you pronounce conspiration?
Conspiration is pronounced /ˌkɒnspɪˈɹeɪʃən/.
What is the plural of conspiration?
The plural of conspiration is conspirations.

Words near conspiration in the dictionary

  1. conspirancy
  2. conspirant
  3. conspirants
  4. conspiratard
  5. conspiratards
  6. conspiration
  7. conspirational
  8. conspirationism
  9. conspirations
  10. conspirative
  11. conspiratological

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