"death-dealing" meaning in English

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Adjective

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  1. Causing or inflicting death, or capable of doing so; lethal.
    Sense id: en-death-dealing-en-adj-27SXYuVo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Death Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Death: 52 48

Noun

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  1. The causing of death; murder or killing. Tags: uncountable
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