noun · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/kənˈkɒkʃən/
Received-Pronunciation:/kəŋ-/
General-American:/kənˈkɑkʃən/
General-American:/kəŋ-/
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rhymes with -ɒkʃən
CMU ARPABET:K AH0 N K AA1 K SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The preparing of a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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2
noun
Meaning 2
A mixture prepared in such a way.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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3
noun
Meaning 3
Something made up, an invention.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, figuratively, uncountable
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4
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Meaning 4
Digestion (of food etc.).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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5
noun
Meaning 5
The act of digesting in the mind; rumination.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract