What is the meaning of concoction?

noun

  • Any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients.
    • usage: "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade"
  • An occurrence of an unusual mixture.
    • usage: "it suddenly spewed out a thick green concoction"
  • The invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose.
    • usage: "his testimony was a concoction"; "she has no peer in the concoction of mystery stories"
  • The act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components.
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APAWordNet. (2010). concoction. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/concoction/definitions/1213720
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "concoction" http://smartdefine.org/concoction/definitions/1213720 (accessed September 20, 2026).
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MLAWordNet. "concoction" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/concoction/definitions/1213720>
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