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concoction

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concoction in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
    confection  concoction 
  2. 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"
    concoction 
  3. an occurrence of an unusual mixture
    "it suddenly spewed out a thick green concoction"
    concoction 
  4. any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients
    "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade"
    concoction  mixture  intermixture 
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