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Götterdämmerung

Göt·ter·däm·mer·ung [ gòttər dámmə rng, gttər démmə rng ] or göt·ter·däm·mer·ung [ gòttər dámmə rng, gttər démmə rng ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. destruction of German gods: in Germanic mythology, the destruction of the gods after battle with the forces of doom

2. violent end of regime: the overthrow or violent ending of a regime or institution

[Early 20th century. < German, "twilight of the gods"]
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