connixation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kɒnɪksˈeɪʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Humorous alteration of conflagration, the -flagr- having been substituted with Latin nix (“snow”).
Meanings
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(rare) A large, smothering, and destructive blizzard.
As we have never had a rainbow to assure us that the world shall not be snowed to death, I thought last night was the general connixation.
1762, Horace Walpole, Private correspondence, page 136:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| connixations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |