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From: jack@hp-dcde.UUCP
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Subject: Re: holocaust - (nf)
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hp-dcde!jack    Nov 18 15:24:00 1983

According to the O.E.D. (Oxford English Dictionary),
the word holocaust has been used since 1250 AD,
always with the current meaning of killing lots of people.

						-Jack Applin
						 (hplabs!hp-dcd!jack)