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      holocausts
      noun
      the mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime from 1941 until 1945
      an act of mass destruction and loss of life (especially in war or by fire)
      Roots
      holosholo- · Greek · whole, entirekaustos-caust · Greek · burnt
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