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vastation

noun
vas·​ta·​tion | \ vaˈstāshən\
plural -s

Definition of vastation

1 obsolete : devastation
2 : a renewal or purification through the burning away or destruction of evil attributes

History and Etymology for vastation

Latin vastation-, vastatio, from vastatus (past participle of vastare to lay waste, from vastus empty, waste) + -ion-, -io -ion

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