conflagration

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French, from Latin cōnflagrātiō (“burning, conflagration”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkɒnfləˈɡɹeɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === conflagration (countable and uncountable, plural conflagrations) A large fire extending to many objects, or over a large space; a general burning. Synonyms: firestorm, inferno For more quotations using this term, see Citations:conflagration. (figuratively) A large-scale conflict. (figuratively) A situation of great passion or emotion. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin cōnflagrātiō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃.fla.ɡʁa.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === conflagration f (plural conflagrations) (literary) conflagration ==== See also ==== déflagration === Further reading === “conflagration”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012