carnage
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.car·nage
noun \ˈkär-nij\Definition of CARNAGE
1
: the flesh of slain animals or men
2
: great and usually bloody slaughter or injury (as in battle)
See Examples of CARNAGE
- Reporters described the highway accident as a scene of carnage.
- <the appalling carnage in that war-torn country requires that the outside world intervene>
Origin of CARNAGE
French, from Medieval Latin carnaticum tribute consisting of animals or meat, from Latin carn-, caro
First Known Use: 1614
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