armageddon

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Synonyms: carmageddon, armagedon, armageddons, armaggedon

Antonyms: carmageddon, armagedon, armageddons, armaggedon

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Proper noun

1. {{senseid|en|Mount Megiddo}} {{w|Mount Megiddo}}, a [[hill#Noun|hill]] in [[modern#Adjective|modern]] [[Israel]] near the [[kibbutz]] of [[Megiddo]], which is the [[site#Noun|site]] of a [[prophesize]]d [[final#Adjective|final]] [[battle#Noun|battle]] between the [[force#Noun|forces]] of [[good#Noun|good]] and [[evil#Noun|evil]] before the {{w|Last Judgment}}.
2. {{senseid|en|battle}}{{lb|en|by extension}} The battle itself.

Noun

1. {{senseid|en|great conflict}} A [[catastrophic]] or [[great#Adjective|great]] [[conflict#Noun|conflict]], especially one [[regard#Verb|regarded]] as likely to [[destroy]] the [[human race]] or the [[world#Noun|world]]; {{lb|en|loosely}} the [[end of the world]].
2. {{lb|en|by extension|chess|often|attributive}} A [[type#Noun|type]] of [[chess]] [[game#Noun|game]], usually [[play#Verb|played]] when a [[match#Noun|match]] would otherwise [[end#Verb|end]] in a [[draw#Noun|draw]], where [[black#Noun|black]] [[win#Verb|wins]] [[drawn#Adjective|drawn]] games and [[white#Noun|white]] is [[give#Verb|given]] more [[time#Noun|time]] as [[compensation]].

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