"lynchee" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /lɪnˈt͡ʃiː/ Forms: lynchees [plural]
Etymology: From lynch + -ee. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|lynch|ee}} lynch + -ee Head templates: {{en-noun}} lynchee (plural lynchees)
  1. The victim of a lynching.

Inflected forms

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