Meaning Of The Word Hecatomb

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hecatomb in American English
in ancient Greece, any great sacrifice to the gods; specif., the slaughter of 100 cattle at one time
noun: a public sacrifice of 100 oxen to the gods

hecatomb in British English
noun: (in ancient Greece or Rome) any great public sacrifice and feast, originally one in which 100 oxen were sacrificed

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