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debacleOne entry found. Main Entry: de·ba·cle Pronunciation: \dē-ˈbä-kəl, di-, -ˈba-; ÷ˈde-bə-kəl\ Variant(s): also dé·bâ·cle \also dā-ˈbäk(lə)\ Function: noun Etymology: French débâcle, from débâcler to clear, from Middle French desbacler, from des- de- + bacler to block, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *bacculare, from Latin baculum staff Date: 1802 1 : a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river
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