destruction
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Middle English, from Old French destrucion, from Latin destructio.
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destruction (plural destructions)
- 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.
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act of destroying
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results of a destructive event
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French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Old French destrucion, from Latin destructio.
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Noun [edit]
destruction f (plural destructions)