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ravages
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
ravages
(noun)
ravage
(verb)
ravages
/
ˈ
rævɪʤəz/
noun
ravages
/
ˈ
rævɪʤəz/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of RAVAGES
[
plural
]
literary
:
destruction or damage
—
usually +
of
the
ravages of
war/disease
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sometimes used figuratively
Her face showed
the ravages of time
. [=her face looked old, wrinkled, etc.]
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