"charnage" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Old French]

Forms: charnage oblique singular or [canonical, masculine], charnages [oblique, plural], charnages [nominative, singular], charnage [nominative, plural], carnage [alternative, Northern]
Etymology: From charn (“meat”) + -age (noun-forming suffix), possibly on the model of a Medieval Latin carnaticum. Etymology templates: {{dercat|fro|la}}, {{af|fro|char|-age|alt1=charn|pos2=noun-forming suffix|t1=meat}} charn (“meat”) + -age (noun-forming suffix), {{der|fro|la-med|carnaticum}} Medieval Latin carnaticum Head templates: {{fro-noun|m}} charnage oblique singular, m (oblique plural charnages, nominative singular charnages, nominative plural charnage)
  1. flesh
    Sense id: en-charnage-fro-noun-y423867r Categories (other): Old French terms suffixed with -age, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Foods Disambiguation of Old French terms suffixed with -age: 12 33 12 12 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 31 14 14 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 25 24 14 14 Disambiguation of Foods: 28 28 28 9 9
  2. flesh
    (by extension, figuratively) mincemeat (destruction; a destroyed person)
    Tags: broadly, figuratively
    Sense id: en-charnage-fro-noun-2xPIW8uj Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header, Old French terms suffixed with -age, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Foods Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 8 50 8 8 26 Disambiguation of Old French terms suffixed with -age: 12 33 12 12 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 31 14 14 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 25 24 14 14 Disambiguation of Foods: 28 28 28 9 9
  3. meat
    Sense id: en-charnage-fro-noun-WdbWFDH8 Categories (other): Old French terms suffixed with -age, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Foods Disambiguation of Old French terms suffixed with -age: 12 33 12 12 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 31 14 14 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 25 24 14 14 Disambiguation of Foods: 28 28 28 9 9
  4. a meat-based course of a meal
    Sense id: en-charnage-fro-noun-MoxspsIe Categories (other): Old French terms suffixed with -age, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old French terms suffixed with -age: 12 33 12 12 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 31 14 14 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 25 24 14 14
  5. the part of the year when eating meat is acceptable
    Sense id: en-charnage-fro-noun-sfD6Xo5I Categories (other): Old French terms suffixed with -age, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old French terms suffixed with -age: 12 33 12 12 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 31 14 14 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 25 24 14 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Time Disambiguation of Time: 0 0 0 0 0
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Download raw JSONL data for charnage meaning in All languages combined (2.3kB)

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