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Hecatomb
ˈhɛkətuːm
Hecatomb definitions
noun
hecatomb
hecatombs
- (in ancient Greece or Rome) a great public sacrifice, originally of a hundred oxen
"After Pythagoras discovered his fundamental theorem he sacrificed a hecatomb of oxen"
- an extensive loss of life
"excessive urbanization, global warming, and various pollutions are at the origin of this hecatomb"