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desolation definition

deso·la·tion (des′ə lā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. a making desolate; laying waste
  2. a desolate condition
  3. lonely grief; misery
  4. loneliness
  5. a desolate place

Etymology: ME desolacioun < OFr desolation < LL(Ec) desolatio

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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