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hecatomb: Meaning and Definition of
hec•a•tomb
Pronunciation: (hek'u-tōm", -tm"), [key]
— n.
- (in ancient Greece and Rome) a public sacrifice of 100 oxen to the gods.
- any great slaughter: the hecatombs of modern wars.
See also:
- hecatomb (Thesaurus)
