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conflagration

/ˌkɒnfləˈɡɹeɪʃən/
noun

  1. A large fire extending to many objects, or over a large space; a general burning.

    "It took sixty firefighters to put out the conflagration."

    Similar: firestorm, inferno

  2. A large-scale conflict.

Synonymsfirestorm, inferno

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