"selfslaughter" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: selfslaughters [plural]
Etymology: 1595, self- + slaughter. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|slaughter}} self- + slaughter Head templates: {{en-noun}} selfslaughter (plural selfslaughters)
  1. Alternative form of self-slaughter ("suicide"). Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: self-slaughter (extra: suicide) Synonyms: self-slaughter Related terms: self-slaughtered
    Sense id: en-selfslaughter-en-noun-CVQdw7sh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with self-

Inflected forms

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