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   Hecatomb , n. [L. hecatombe, Gr. ;  hundred +  ox: cf. F. hécatombe.] (Antiq.) A sacrifice of a hundred oxen or cattle at the same time; hence, the sacrifice or slaughter of any large number of victims.
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   Slaughtered hecatombs around them bleed.
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   More than a human hecatomb.
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