destruction
Etymology
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Etymology
From Middle English destruccioun, from Old French destrucion, from Latin destructio.
Pronunciation- IPA: /dɪsˈtɹʌkʃən/
destruction
- The act of destroying.
- The destruction of the condemned building will take place at noon.
- The results of a destructive event.
- Amid the seemingly endless destruction, a single flower bloomed.
- French: destruction
- German: Zerstörung, Vernichtung
- Italian: distruzione
- Portuguese: destruição
- Russian: разруше́ние
- Spanish: destrucción
- German: Zerstörung
- Italian: distruzione
- Portuguese: destruição
- Russian: разруше́ния
- Spanish: destrucción
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