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destruction

[dih-struhk-shuhn] Example Sentences Origin

de·struc·tion

[dih-struhk-shuhn]
noun
1.
the act of destroying: wanton destruction of a town.
2.
the condition of being destroyed; demolition; annihilation.
3.
a cause or means of destroying.

Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English (< Anglo-French ) < Latin dēstructiōn- (stem of dēstructiō), equivalent to dēstruct(us) (past participle of dēstruere; see destroy) + -iōn- -ion

non·de·struc·tion, noun
pre·de·struc·tion, noun
sem·i·de·struc·tion, noun


1. See ruin.

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destruction (dɪˈstrʌkʃən)
 
n
1.  the act of destroying or state of being destroyed; demolition
2.  a cause of ruin or means of destroying
 
[C14: from Latin dēstructiō a pulling down; see destroy]

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Word Origin & History

destruction
early 14c., from L. destructionem, from stem of destruere "tear down" (see destroy).
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Destruction definition


in Job 26:6, 28:22 (Heb. abaddon) is sheol, the realm of the dead.

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