Definitions
the act of burning something
Word origin
From Old French combustion, from Latin combustio, from comburere (“to burn”), itself from the intensifying prefix com- + the root burere (a faulty sep. of amburere "to burn around", itself from ambi- + urere "to burn, singe"); equivalent to combust + -ion.
Used in a sentence
“There [were] great combustions and divisions among the heads of the university.”
“But say from whence this new combustion springs.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Burning process”10 letters
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