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conflagration

/ˌkɒnfləˈɡɹeɪʃən/ noun C2
  1. A large fire extending to many objects, or over a large space; a general burning. (countable, uncountable) · It took sixty firefighters to put out the conflagration.
  2. A large-scale conflict. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)
  3. A situation of great passion or emotion. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)

Plural conflagrations

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The engines were soon upon the spot, but the dry wood burned with great fury, and it was impossible to arrest the conflagration until the stack had been entirely consumed.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 38 · C1

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