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hekatomba.

hecatomb (great public sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen; great number of animals reserved for such a sacrifice; great public sacrifice in other religions)

9 characters4 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/xɛ.kaˈtɔm.ba/
  1. hecatomb (great public sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen; great number of animals reserved for such a sacrifice; great public sacrifice in other religions)

    Ancient-Rome · feminine · historical
  2. hecatomb (sacrifice of many lives for a cause)

    feminine · figuratively · literary
  3. hecatomb (great number of animals, people, or things that are sacrificed or destroyed; any great sacrifice)

    feminine · figuratively · literary
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin hecatombē.

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