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10 Language-to-English DictionariesObliteração
Pronunciation / Transliteration: obli-te-ra-ção
"A obliteração dos registros foi um erro."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of destroying or removing all traces of something.
"The obliteration of the ancient ruins left historians in shock." - 2
The state of being obliterated; complete destruction.
"The city faced obliteration after the devastating earthquake."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'obliteration' originates from the Latin word 'obliteratio', which means 'to cause to disappear'. It evolved through Middle English, reflecting a shift from a physical sense of erasing to a more abstract notion of complete destruction or removal.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Obliteration" is said worldwide
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Oblitération
Transliteration: obli-tération
"L'oblitération des preuves a été soigneusement planifiée."
Vernichtung
Transliteration: ver-nich-tung
"Die Vernichtung der Beweise war unvermeidlich."
Obliterazione
Transliteration: obli-te-ra-zio-ne
"L'obliterazione dei documenti è stata necessaria."
Obliteración
Transliteration: obli-te-ra-ción
"La obliteración de las pruebas fue un acto deliberado."
Obliteração
Transliteration: obli-te-ra-ção
"A obliteração dos registros foi um erro."
नाश
Transliteration: nāś
"भूकंप के कारण शहर का नाश हो गया।"
消灭
Transliteration: xiāomiè
"地震导致了城市的消灭。"
말살
Transliteration: malsal
"지진으로 도시가 말살되었습니다."
消滅
Transliteration: shōmetsu
"地震によって都市が消滅しました。"
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