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devoration

devoration noun: the act of devouring.

Noun

devoration (countable and uncountable, plural devorations)

  1. (obsolete) The act of devouring.
    • […]the death and deuoration of manie children in sundrie countries1577, Raphaell Holinshed, The Firste Volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande […], volume I, London: […] [Henry Bynneman] for Iohn Harrison, →OCLC

Forms of devoration

pluraldevorations

Origin of devoration

From Latin devoratio. See devour.

Questions about devoration

What does devoration mean?
Devoration means the act of devouring.
What part of speech is devoration?
Devoration is a noun.
What is the plural of devoration?
The plural of devoration is devorations.

Words near devoration in the dictionary

  1. Devontae
  2. Devonwall
  3. DevOps
  4. Devor
  5. Devoran
  6. devoration
  7. devorations
  8. devorce
  9. devorced
  10. devorces
  11. devorcing

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