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Dictionary of Environmental Health

hecatomb

Originally an ancient Roman or Greek feast in which 100 oxen were sacrificed. The term has come to mean any great sacrifice.

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Hecatomb from Dictionary of Environmental Health. ISBN: 0-203-16591-8. Published: 2003–07–18. ©2009 Taylor and Francis. All rights reserved.



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