HECATOMB

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A great sacrifice; an ancient Greek or Roman sacrifice of 100 oxen

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("hecatomb" is a kind of...):

ritual killing; sacrifice (the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity)

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