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holocaust Definition


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holocaust
noun
    1. A large-scale slaughter or destruction of life, often by fire.
      Thesaurus: annihilation, devastation, extermination, extinction, genocide, massacre, slaughter, carnage, inferno.
    2. The mass murder of Jews by the German Nazis during World War II.
      Form: the Holocaust
Etymology: 13c: holo- + Greek kaustos burnt.



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