"concoction" in the noun sense
1. concoction, mixture, intermixture
any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients
"he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"
"he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade"
2. concoction
an occurrence of an unusual mixture
"it suddenly spewed out a thick green concoction"
3. concoction
the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose
"his testimony was a concoction"
"she has no peer in the concoction of mystery stories"
4. confection, concoction
the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
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