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carnage

/ˈkɑːnɪdʒ/KAHR-nij
/ˈkɑɹnɪdʒ/KAHR-nij

Meaningslaughter of flesh

Common meaning: mass killing

Journey through time

  1. Latincarō, carnis‘flesh, meat’
  2. Frenchcarnage
  3. Englishcarnage‘mass killing’ · today

carn also in: carnalcarnivalcarnivoreincarnate

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin carō ‘flesh, meat’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry carō, p. 294 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry CARNIVAL, p. XXXIII · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

carnalcarnivalcarnivoreincarnate

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