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1.NounA clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2.NounThe act of machinating or plotting.
3.Noun↑ “mā̆chināciọ̄n, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
4.Noun1 2 “machination, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.