how to pronounce concoction

/kənˈkɑːkʃən/

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concoction is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of concoction in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… could replicate the concoction at home …”

meanings of concoction

noun:

The preparing of a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients.
The act of digesting in the mind; rumination.
A mixture prepared in such a way.
Digestion (of food etc.).
Abatement of a morbid process, such as fever, and return to a normal condition.
The act of perfecting or maturing.
Something made up, an invention.

concoction frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word concoction occurs in english on average 3.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics concoction can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that concoction can be often used in the following areas:

1) food and health;