HECATOMB


Meaning of HECATOMB in English

[hec.a.tomb] n [L hecatombe, fr. Gk hekatombe, fr. hekaton hundred + -be; akin to Gk bous cow--more at hundred, cow] (ca. 1592) 1: an ancient Greek and Roman sacrifice of 100 oxen or cattle

2: the sacrifice or slaughter of many victims

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