Conflagration
[kon-fluh-grey-shuh n] /ˌkɒn fləˈgreɪ ʃən/
noun
1.
a destructive fire, usually an extensive one.
/ˌkɒnfləˈɡreɪʃən/
noun
1.
a large destructive fire
n.
1550s, from Middle French conflagration (16c.) or directly from Latin conflagrationem (nominative conflagratio), present participle of conflagrare “to burn up,” from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + flagrare “to burn” (see flagrant).
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