"infibulation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪnfɪbjʊˈleɪʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-infibulation.wav Forms: infibulations [plural]
Etymology: From Latin infībulō (“to close with a clasp or pin”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|infībulō||to close with a clasp or pin}} Latin infībulō (“to close with a clasp or pin”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} infibulation (countable and uncountable, plural infibulations)
  1. An act of fastening, especially the stitching together of the labia to prevent intercourse. Wikipedia link: infibulation Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (Translations): infibulatie (Dutch), infibulation [feminine] (French), αγκτηριασμός (agktiriasmós) [masculine] (Greek), infibulazione [feminine] (Italian), infibulacja [feminine] (Polish), infibulación [feminine] (Spanish), infibulation [common-gender] (Swedish)

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