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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Hecatomb \Hec"a*tomb\, n. [L. hecatombe, Gr. ?; ? hundred + ?
ox: cf. F. h['e]catombe.] (Antiq.)
A sacrifice of a hundred oxen or cattle at the same time;
hence, the sacrifice or slaughter of any large number of
victims.
[1913 Webster]
Slaughtered hecatombs around them bleed. --Addison.
[1913 Webster]
More than a human hecatomb. --Byron.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Hecatomb \Hec"a*tomb\, n. [L. hecatombe, Gr. ?; ? hundred + ?
ox: cf. F. h['e]catombe.] (Antiq.)
A sacrifice of a hundred oxen or cattle at the same time;
hence, the sacrifice or slaughter of any large number of
victims.
Slaughtered hecatombs around them bleed. --Addison.
More than a human hecatomb. --Byron.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
hecatomb
n : a great sacrifice; an ancient Greek or Roman sacrifice of
100 oxen
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
hecatomb
n.
1 (lb en Ancient Greece Ancient Rome) A great feast and public
sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen.
2 (lb en by extension) Any great sacrifice; a great number of people,
animals or things, especially as sacrificed or destroyed; a large
amount.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
hecatomb
n.
1 (lb en Ancient Greece Ancient Rome) A great feast and public
sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen.
2 (lb en by extension) Any great sacrifice; a great number of people,
animals or things, especially as sacrificed or destroyed; a large
amount.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
hecatomb
n.
1 (lb en Ancient Greece Ancient Rome) A great feast and public
sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen.
2 (lb en by extension) Any great sacrifice; a great number of people,
animals or things, especially as sacrificed or destroyed; a large
amount.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
hecatomb
n.
1 (lb en Ancient Greece Ancient Rome) A great feast and public
sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen.
2 (lb en by extension) Any great sacrifice; a great number of people,
animals or things, especially as sacrificed or destroyed; a large
amount.
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Hecatomb /hˈɛkɐtˌuːm/
المذبحة
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
hecatomb /hˈɛkɐtˌuːm/
hetakomba
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
hecatomb /hˈɛkɐtˌuːm/
Hekatombe
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
hecatomb //ˈhɛ.kə.tuːm// //ˈhɛkətoʊm//
suuri uhraus
great public sacrifice
From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]
hecatomb /hˈɛkɐtˌuːm/
hecatombe
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
hecatomb /hˈɛkɐtˌuːm/
1. eski zamanlarda yüz öküzden ibaret kurban
2. büyük çapta kan dökümü, katliam.
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n．大屠杀，百牛大祭
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 献百头牛的牲品;大杀戮
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