concoction

== English == === Etymology === From Latin concoctiō. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kənˈkɒkʃən/, /kəŋ-/ (General American) IPA(key): /kənˈkɑkʃən/, /kəŋ-/ Rhymes: -ɒkʃən === Noun === concoction (countable and uncountable, plural concoctions) The preparing of a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients. A mixture prepared in such a way. (figurative) Something made up, an invention. (obsolete) Digestion (of food etc.). (obsolete, figurative) The act of digesting in the mind; rumination. (obsolete, medicine) An abatement of a morbid process, such as a fever, and a return to a normal condition. (obsolete) The act of perfecting or maturing. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === From Latin concoctiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃.kɔk.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === concoction f (plural concoctions) concoction (mixture) === Further reading === “concoction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Etymology === From Latin concoctiōnem. === Noun === concoction f (plural concoctions) concoction (mixture)