concoction

noun

con·coc·tion | \ kən-ˈkäk-shən

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, kän-\

plural concoctions

Definition of concoction

1 : 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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The first known use of concoction was in 1830

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concoction

noun

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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