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Massacre - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Massacre : (noun)
1: the savage and excessive killing of many people [syn: slaughter,
mass murder, carnage, butchery]
(verb)
1: kill a large number of people indiscriminately; "The Hutus
massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda" [syn: slaughter, mow
down]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Massacre : \Mas"sa*cre\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Massacred; p. pr. &
vb. n. Massacring.] [Cf. F. massacrer. See Massacre, n.]
To kill in considerable numbers where much resistance can not
be made; to kill with indiscriminate violence, without
necessity, and contrary to the usages of nations; to butcher;
to slaughter; -- limited to the killing of human beings.
If James should be pleased to massacre them all, as
Maximian had massacred the Theban legion. --Macaulay.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Massacre : \Mas"sa*cre\, n. [F., fr. LL. mazacrium; cf. Prov. G.
metzgern, metzgen, to kill cattle, G. metzger a butcher, and
LG. matsken to cut, hew, OHG. meizan to cut, Goth.
m['a]itan.]
1. The killing of a considerable number of human beings under
circumstances of atrocity or cruelty, or contrary to the
usages of civilized people; as, the massacre on St.
Bartholomew's Day.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Massacre |
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