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Webster 1913 Edition


Vastation

Vas-ta′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
vastatio
, fr.
vastare
to lay waste, fr.
vastus
empty, waste.]
A laying waste; waste; depopulation; devastation.
[Obs.]
Bp. Hall.

Webster 1828 Edition


Vastation

VASTA'TION

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Noun.
[L. vastatio, from vasto, to waste.]
A laying waste; waste; depopulation. [Devastation is generally used.]

Definition 2024


vastation

vastation

English

Noun

vastation

  1. devastation, laying waste