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DEPREDATIONS

[dep-ri-dey-shuhn] Origin

dep·re·da·tion

[dep-ri-dey-shuhn]
noun
the act of preying upon or plundering; robbery; ravage.

Origin:
1475–85; < Late Latin dēpraedātiōn- (stem of dēpraedātiō) a plundering, equivalent to dēpraedāt(us) (see depredate) + -iōn- -ion

dep·re·da·tion·ist, noun
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Depredations is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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Word Origin & History

depredation
late 15c., from L.L. deprædationem (nom. deprædatio), from L. deprædari "to pillage," from de- "thoroughly" + prædari "to plunder," lit. "to make prey of," from præda "prey."
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