MACHINATION


Meaning of MACHINATION in English

/mak'euh nay"sheuhn/ , n.

1. an act or instance of machinating.

2. Usually, machinations . crafty schemes; plots; intrigues.

[ 1375-1425; late ME machinacion machination- (s. of machinatio ). See MACHINATE, -ION ]

Syn. 2. stratagem, device.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .