ecatombe

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin hecatombē, from Ancient Greek ἑκατόμβη (hekatómbē).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /e.kaˈtom.be/
  • Rhymes: -ombe
  • Hyphenation: e‧ca‧tóm‧be

Noun

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ecatombe f (plural ecatombi)

  1. (historical, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome) a great feast and public sacrifice to the gods (originally of a hundred oxen); hecatomb
  2. (by extension) slaughter, massacre
    Synonyms: carneficina, eccidio, massacro, mattanza, sterminio, strage
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