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Meaning of the word holocaust in English

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holocaust

US /ˈhɑː.lə.kɑːst/
UK /ˈhɑː.lə.kɑːst/

Noun

1.

destruction or slaughter on a mass scale, especially caused by fire or nuclear war.

Example:
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a nuclear holocaust
Synonym:
cataclysmdisastercatastrophedestructiondevastationdemolitionannihilationravaginginfernofireconflagrationmassacreslaughtermass murdercarnagebutcheryexterminationliquidationgenocideethnic cleansing
2.

a Jewish sacrificial offering that was burned completely on an altar.

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