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with Anu GargArmageddon
PRONUNCIATION:
(ahr-muh-GED-n)
MEANING:
noun:
A decisive, catastrophic conflict.
ETYMOLOGY:
From the Book of Revelation 16:16 where Armageddon is mentioned. It is
the supposed site of a final battle between the forces of good and evil.
The word is from Greek Harmagedon, from Hebrew har megiddo (Mount Megiddo).
USAGE:
"In the event that the US unleashed a nuclear Armageddon, the radar
station would have immediately warned Moscow."Luke Harding; For Sale: One Communist-era Ghost Town; The Guardian (London, UK); Feb 5, 2010. See more usage examples of armageddon in Vocabulary.com's dictionary. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Every one of us is precious in the cosmic perspective. If a human disagrees with you, let him live. In a hundred billion galaxies, you will not find another. -Carl Sagan, astronomer and writer (1934-1996)
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