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vastation

vastation noun: devastation, laying waste.

Noun

vastation

  1. Devastation, laying waste.
    • O the vvoful deſolations of that ſelect people [Israel]! VVhat is it, to tell of the ſuffoſſion of her vineyards? vaſtation of her tents? the devouring of her land?1648, J[oseph] Hall, chapter XXXI, in Select Thoughts: Or, Choice Helps for a Pious Spirit. […], London: […] Nath[aniel] Brooke, […], published 1654, →OCLC, pages 98–99

Questions about vastation

What does vastation mean?
Vastation means devastation, laying waste.
What part of speech is vastation?
Vastation is a noun.

Words near vastation in the dictionary

  1. vast majority
  2. Vasta
  3. Vastas
  4. vastatin
  5. vastatins
  6. vastation
  7. vasten
  8. vaster
  9. vastest
  10. Vasthy
  11. vasti externi

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