"trucidation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: trucidations [plural]
Etymology: From Latin trucidatio. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|trucidatio}} Latin trucidatio Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} trucidation (countable and uncountable, plural trucidations)
  1. (rare) The act of killing; slaughter or massacre. Tags: countable, rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-trucidation-en-noun-77YeFuRU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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