transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhe-kə-ˌtōm ]
noun
Etymology: Latin hecatombe, from Greek hekatombē, from hekaton hundred + -bē; akin to Greek bous cow — more at hundred , cow
Date: circa 1592
1. : an ancient Greek and Roman sacrifice of 100 oxen or cattle
2. : the sacrifice or slaughter of many victims