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Ragnarok

noun Rag·na·rok \ˈrag-nə-ˌräk, -rək\

Definition of RAGNAROK

:  the final destruction of the world in the conflict between the Aesir and the powers of Hel led by Loki —called also Twilight of the Gods
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Origin of RAGNAROK

Old Norse Ragnarǫk, literally, fate of the gods, from ragna, genitive plural of regin gods + rǫk fate, course (later rendered as Ragnarøkkr, literally, twilight of the gods)
First Known Use: 1770

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