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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishslaughter, fromOld Norse*slahtr, latersláttr, fromProto-Germanic*slahtrą, fromProto-Germanic*slahaną. Equivalent toslay +‎-ter (as inlaughter). Eventually derived fromProto-Indo-European*slak-(“to hit, strike, throw”). Related withDutchslachten,Germanschlachten,Finnishlahdata (all “to slaughter”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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slaughter (countable anduncountable,pluralslaughters)

  1. (uncountable) Thekilling ofanimals, generally for food.
  2. Amassacre; thekilling of alarge number ofpeople.
  3. (rare) A mass destruction of non-living things.
    • 1962 December, “Motive Power Miscellany: Western Region”, inModern Railways, page425:
      There was a massiveslaughter of W.R. steam power at the conclusion of the summer timetable. In all, 169 locomotives were condemned.
  4. Arout or decisive defeat.
  5. Agroup ofiguanas.
    Synonym:mess

Derived terms

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Translations

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killing of animals (also kosher and halal rituals)
killing of many people
a decisive defeat
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Verb

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slaughter (third-person singular simple presentslaughters,present participleslaughtering,simple past and past participleslaughtered)

  1. (transitive) Tobutcher animals, generally for food.
  2. (transitive, intransitive) Tomassacre people in large numbers.
  3. (transitive) Tokill someone or something, especially in a particularlybrutal manner.

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Translations

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to butcher animals, generally for food (also kosher and halal rituals)
to massacre people in large numbers
to kill in a particularly brutal manner

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