"devoration" meaning in English

See devoration in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: devorations [plural]
Etymology: From Latin devoratio. See devour. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|devoratio}} Latin devoratio Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} devoration (countable and uncountable, plural devorations)
  1. (obsolete) The act of devouring. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable

Inflected forms

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