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   carnage

   /ˈkɑːnɪdʒ/

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   • 1. the killing of a large number of people: "the bombing was timed to cause as much carnage as possible"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from French, from Italian carnaggio, from medieval Latin carnaticum, from Latin caro, carn- ‘flesh’.

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   What does Carnage mean?

   • the slaughter of a great number of people, as in battle; butchery; massacre. brutal carnage on the football field. We are charting a way forward after the Election Day carnage. Archaic. dead bodies, as of those slain in battle.

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   What was the purpose of the carnage?

   • The carnage was awful, and the charging columns halted, staggered, and then began to reel back. But even in that moment he asked himself for the first time since the commencement of that carnage—to what purpose? Carnage definition: the slaughter of a great number of people, as in battle; butchery; massacre. .

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   What does Charnage mean?

   • 2. Informal Overwhelming defeat, loss, or destruction. [French, ultimately variant (possibly of Norman dialectal French or Picard origin or influenced by Old Provençal carnatge, carnage) of Old French charnage : charn, variant of char, flesh, meat (from Latin carō, carn-; see sker-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots) + -age, -age .]

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   What does Carnificina mean?

   • carnificina… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! CARNAGE definition: 1. the violent killing of large numbers of people, especially in war: 2. the violent killing of…. Learn more.

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   carnage: 1 n the savage and excessive killing of many people Synonyms: butchery , mass murder , massacre , slaughter Examples: Alamo a siege and massacre at a mission in San Antonio in 1836; Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico Battle of the Little Bighorn ...

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