Machination

WOTD - 21 August 2007    

English

Etymology

< Latin machinatio < machinari (“‘to contrive’”); see machinate.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˌmækɪˈneɪʃən/, /ˌmæʃɪˈneɪʃən/
• (US) IPA: /ˌmækəˈneɪʃən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn

Noun

Singular Machination

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Machination ({{{1}}})

1. A clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes.
2. The act of machinating or plotting.

Related terms

• machinal
• machinate

Translations

clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes

Croatian: makinacija f., spletka f. Finnish: masinointi fi(fi)

German: Machenschaft de(de) f.

act of machinating

Finnish: masinointi fi(fi)

External links

• Machination in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• Machination in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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French

Noun

Machination f. (plural Machinations)

1. Undercover or underhanded plot; machination.

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