armageddon

== English == === Etymology === A generalization of Armageddon. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɑː(ɹ).məˈɡɛ.dn̩/, /-ˈɡɛ.dən/, /ɑː(ɹ).məˈɡɛd.ʔn/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌɑɹ.məˈɡɛ.dn̩/, /-ˈɡɛ.dən/, [ˌɑɹ.məˈɡɛɾ.ʔn] Rhymes: -ɛdən Hyphenation: ar‧ma‧ged‧don === Noun === armageddon (plural armageddons) The scene of a decisive conflict on a great scale. Any great and crucial conflict. (chess) A type of game, usually played when a match would otherwise end in a draw, where black wins drawn games and white is given more time as compensation. ==== Synonyms ==== apocalypse, catastrophe, day of reckoning, destruction, disaster, doomsday, judgement day, nuclear holocaust, end times, end of the world ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====