desolation

Signification (Anglais)

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The state of being desolated or laid waste
  3. (countable, uncountable) A place or country wasted and forsaken.

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Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˌdɛsəˈleɪʃən/
Étymologie (Anglais)

Inherited from Middle English desolacioun, from Middle French, Old French desolacion f, from Latin dēsōlātiō f.

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