Definition of Machinations

1. Noun. (plural of machination) ¹

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Definition of Machinations

1. machination [n] - See also: machination

Lexicographical Neighbors of Machinations

machicolations
machicotage
machicote
machicotes
machilid
machilids
machinabilities
machinability
machinable
machinal
machinate
machinated
machinates
machinating
machination
machinations (current term)
machinator
machinators
machine-accessible
machine-controlled
machine-displayable text
machine-driven
machine-gun
machine-gunner
machine-gunners
machine-made
machine-oriented language
machine-readable
machine-readable dictionaries

Literary usage of Machinations

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Nature by Norman Lockyer, Nature Publishing Group (1875)
"poisoned against him by the machinations of the demoniacal Abou ... and before his return north he did succeed in thwarting the machinations of his great ..."

2. The History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain by Robert Watson (1794)
"... inquiry into the machinations of which he com- plained, ... machinations he could produce no other evidence, but fome anonymous letters, which, he faid, ..."

3. Madagascar and Its People by Lyons McLeod (1865)
"... Queen—Treaties of Commerce and Friendship—Radama II. abandons himself to Drunkenness and Debauchery—machinations of the Idol Party and proposed Massacre ..."

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