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hecatombe

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Do latim hecatombe⁽ˡᵃ⁾ e este do grego antigo εκατόμβη (hekatombe) ("sacrifício de cem bois", hekaton = cem, be = boi).

noun

sacrifício de muitas pessoas, carnificina humana

In English

hecatomb great public sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen; great number o

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"hecatombe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/hecatombe. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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hecatombe. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pt/hecatombe

Chicago

"hecatombe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/hecatombe.

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@misc{hecatombe_2026,
  title = {hecatombe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/hecatombe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}