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machination

English

Etymology

From French machination, or directly from Latin m?chin?ti?, from m?chinor (devise, invent).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?mæk??ne???n/, /?mæ???ne???n/
  • Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

machination (countable and uncountable, plural machinations)

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

Related terms

  • machinal
  • machinate

Translations

Further reading

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

French

Etymology

From Latin m?chin?ti?.

Pronunciation

Noun

machination f (plural machinations)

  1. Undercover or underhanded plot; machination.

Related terms

  • machiner

Further reading

  • “machination” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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intriguingly

English

Etymology

intriguing +? -ly

Adverb

intriguingly (comparative more intriguingly, superlative most intriguingly)

  1. In an intriguing manner; with intrigue; with artifice or secret machinations.

References

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

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