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feminine

/konspiɾaˈθjon/

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Translation

conspiracy, plot

Word origin

From Latin conspiratio, from conspirare ('to breathe together, to agree'), from com- ('together') plus spirare ('to breathe'), which also gives English 'conspiracy' and 'spirit'.

Origin
Latin
Root
conspirare
English cognates
conspiracy, spirit

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralconspiraciones

Examples

derrocar .

They uncovered a conspiracy to overthrow the king.

.

The film is about a political conspiracy.

creyó .

Nobody believed in the conspiracy until the evidence appeared.

.

They accused the ministers of a conspiracy against the government.

Circulan muchas .

Many conspiracy theories circulate on the internet.

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