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Grand Gui·gnol | \ ˌgräⁿ-gēn-ˈyȯl 
, -ˈyōl \
, -ˈyōl \Definition of Grand Guignol
: dramatic entertainment featuring the gruesome or horrible
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The first known use of Grand Guignol was in 1905
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