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desolation: Meaning and Definition of
des•o•la•tion
Pronunciation: (des"u-l?'shun), [key] ? n.
- an act or instance of desolating.
- the state of being desolated.
- devastation; ruin.
- depopulation.
- dreariness; barrenness.
- deprivation of companionship; loneliness.
- sorrow; grief; woe.
- a desolate place.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.