hec|a|tomb

hec|a|tomb
hec|a|tomb «HEHK uh tohm, -toom, -tom», noun.
1. a great public sacrifice in ancient Greece and Rome of 100 oxen at one time.
2. Figurative. any great slaughter.
3. Figurative. a great number.
[< Latin hecatombē < Greek hekatómbē sacrifice of 100 oxen; any huge sacrifice < hekatón hundred + boûs ox]

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