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excidium.

demolition, destruction (especially military), ruin

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ɛksˈkɪ.di.ũː]Classical-Latin[eksˈt͡ʃiː.di.um]
  1. demolition, destruction (especially military), ruin

    declension-2 · neuter
    De Excidio Britanniae
  2. massacre, slaughter, killing

    declension-2 · neuter
Where this word comes from

From exscindō (“to annihilate, extirpate”) + -ium, from scindō (“to rend, destroy”), compare discidium (“disagreement, discord”). Sometimes construed by folk-etymology as from excīdō (“to cut out, destroy”) + -ium.

noun[ɛksˈkɪ.di.ũː]Classical-Latin[eksˈt͡ʃiː.di.um]
  1. the setting of the sun

    declension-2 · neuter
Where this word comes from

From excidō + -ium, from cadō (“to fall”).

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