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noun an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
noun an event that results in destruction
noun failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
originEtymology tree English ruin Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English ruination From ruin + -ation.
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