"body modification" meaning in All languages combined

See body modification on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: body modifications [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} body modification (countable and uncountable, plural body modifications)
  1. Deliberate physical alteration of the human body for aesthetic purposes, such as tattooing and piercing. Wikipedia link: body modification Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-body_modification-en-noun-T1LMgY7t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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