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单词 hecatomb
释义 hec·a·tomb
\ˈhekəˌtōm sometimes -tüm or -täm\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin hecatombe, from Greek hekatombē, from hekaton hundred + -bē (from stem of bous head of cattle, cow) — more at hundred, cow
1. : an ancient Greek and Roman sacrifice consisting typically of 100 oxen or cattle
2. : the sacrifice or slaughter of many victims
 < make ourselves unhappy over the yearly hecatomb that follows the wake of the motor — Agnes Repplier >
3. : a large number or quantity
 < the end of the war saw no hecatombs of officers slain by enfranchised privates — Dixon Wecter >
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