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macabre

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Main Entry:
ma·ca·bre 
          Listen to the pronunciation of macabre 
          Listen to the pronunciation of macabre
Pronunciation:
\mə-ˈkäb; -ˈkä-brə, -bər; -ˈkäbrə\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
French, from (danse) macabre dance of death, from Middle French (danse de) Macabré
Date:
1889
1 : having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death 2 : dwelling on the gruesome 3 : tending to produce horror in a beholder
synonyms see ghastly


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