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Armageddon

/ˈɑrməˌgɛdn/
/ɑməˈgɛdən/
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Other forms: Armageddons

Definitions of Armageddon
  1. noun
    (New Testament) the scene of the final battle between the kings of the Earth at the end of the world
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    example of:
    battlefield, battleground, field, field of battle, field of honor
    a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
  2. noun
    any catastrophically destructive battle
    “they called the first World War an Armageddon
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    type of:
    battle, conflict, engagement, fight
    a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
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