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holocaust.

burnt offering, holocaust (slaughtered animal burnt on an altar)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/xɔˈlɔ.kawst/
  1. burnt offering, holocaust (slaughtered animal burnt on an altar)

    historical · inanimate · literary · masculine
  2. holocaust (extensive destruction of a group of animals or people)

    inanimate · literary · masculine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin holocaustum, from Ancient Greek ὁλόκαυστος (holókaustos).

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