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hecatomb

hec·a·tomb

hecatomb

 
pronunciation:
he k tum
features:
Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
part of speech: noun
definition 1: in ancient Greece and Rome, a public sacrifice of one hundred cattle to the gods.
definition 2: any great slaughter.
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