carnage

Definitions


[ˈkɑːnɪdʒ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the killing of a large number of people
(e.g: the bombing was timed to cause as much carnage as possible)


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Origin:
early 17th century: from French, from Italian carnaggio, from medieval Latin carnaticum, from Latin caro, carn- ‘flesh’




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