"hécatombe" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [French]

IPA: /e.ka.tɔ̃b/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-hécatombe.wav Forms: hécatombes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin hecatombē. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|hecatombē}} Borrowed from Latin hecatombē Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} hécatombe f (plural hécatombes)
  1. (historical) hecatomb (sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen) Tags: feminine, historical
    Sense id: en-hécatombe-fr-noun-zCGzIwhs Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Ancient Rome Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 75 18 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 7 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 6 5 Disambiguation of Ancient Rome: 100 0 0
  2. (by extension) bloodbath Tags: broadly, feminine Synonyms: massacre
    Sense id: en-hécatombe-fr-noun-5Cqm1PrU
  3. (by extension) mass destruction (destruction of a huge quantity of things) Tags: broadly, feminine
    Sense id: en-hécatombe-fr-noun-uxWJ0Amg

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