"mass destruction" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-mass destruction.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: mass + destruction Etymology templates: {{m|en|mass}} mass, {{m|en|destruction}} destruction Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} mass destruction (uncountable)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mass, destruction. Tags: uncountable Derived forms: weapons of mass destruction
    Sense id: en-mass_destruction-en-noun-A1P3Rb~9
  2. (uncountable, idiomatic) Killing of large numbers of people. Tags: idiomatic, uncountable
    Sense id: en-mass_destruction-en-noun-zp4X523B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74

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