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machination

[ mak-uh-ney-shuhn ]
/ ˌmĂŠk əˈneÉȘ ʃən /
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noun
an act or instance of machinating.
Usually machinations. crafty schemes; plots; intrigues.
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Origin of machination

1375–1425; late Middle English machinacion<Latin māchinātiƍn- (stem of māchinātiƍ). See machinate, -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM machination

an·ti·mach·i·na·tion, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for machination

machination
/ (ˌmĂŠkÉȘˈneÉȘʃən, ˌmĂŠÊƒ-) /

noun
an intrigue, plot, or scheme
the act of devising plots or schemes
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