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English noun: concoction | |||
| 1. | concoction (food) any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients | ||
| Samples | He volunteered to taste her latest concoction. He drank a mixture of beer and lemonade. | ||
| Synonyms | intermixture, mixture | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | food product, foodstuff | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | batter, dough, dressing, filling, mincemeat, mix, premix, roux, stuffing | ||
| 2. | concoction (event) an occurrence of an unusual mixture | ||
| Samples | It suddenly spewed out a thick green concoction. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mix, mixture | ||
| 3. | concoction (cognition) the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose | ||
| Samples | His testimony was a concoction. She has no peer in the concoction of mystery stories. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conception, design, excogitation, innovation, invention | ||
| 4. | concoction (act) the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components | ||
| Synonyms | confection | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | creating from raw materials | ||
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