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Definition of Machinations
1. machination [n] - See also: machination
Lexicographical Neighbors of Machinations
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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