con·coc·tion
| \ kən-ˈkäk-shən
, kän- \
, kän- \
plural concoctions
Definition of concoction
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: something (such as a food or drink) that is concocted from various elements : something prepared or devised by combining different ingredients
an elaborate concoction This concoction is a cross between hot chocolate and a grasshopper, a mixed drink that gets its minty kick from crème de menthe.— Kim Steckler … the disc offers quite an unusual concoction of old and new songs that are surprisingly cohesive.— Jon Hetman
2
: the act of process of concocting something
One of these young men had a rare faculty in the concoction of gin-cocktails.— Nathaniel Hawthorne
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“Concoction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concoction. Accessed 18 Apr. 2021.
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concoction
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English Language Learners Definition of concoction
: something (such as a food or drink) that is made by mixing together different things
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The first known use of concoction was in 1830
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