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àr

noun

LanguageScottish Gaelic

Meaning
  1. slaughter
  2. carnage (more severe than marbh)
  3. Great destruction of life, typically characterized by severe violence or carnage.
Examples

Bha àr mòr ann an dèidh na blàir.

There was great slaughter after the battle.

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThis term indicates a much more severe or violent scale than standard death.

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