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DEPREDATION

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An act of plundering and pillaging and marauding

Synonyms:

depredation; predation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("depredation" is a kind of...):

pillage; pillaging; plundering (the act of stealing valuable things from a place)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(usually plural) a destructive action

Example:

the depredations of age and disease

Synonyms:

depredation; ravage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("depredation" is a kind of...):

demolition; destruction; wipeout (an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

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