"hécatombe" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /e.ka.tɔ̃b/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-hécatombe.wav [Canada] Forms: hécatombes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin hecatombē. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|la|hecatombē|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin hecatombē, {{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
  2. (by extension) bloodbath Tags: broadly, feminine Categories (topical): Ancient Rome Synonyms: massacre
    Sense id: en-hécatombe-fr-noun-5Cqm1PrU Disambiguation of Ancient Rome: 30 60 11 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 34 47 19
  3. (by extension) mass destruction (destruction of a huge quantity of things) Tags: broadly, feminine
    Sense id: en-hécatombe-fr-noun-uxWJ0Amg

Inflected forms

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