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- [kan-uh-buh-liz-uh m]
- /ˈkæn ə bəˌlɪz əm/
- /ˈkæn.ɪ.bəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kan-uh-buh-liz-uh m]
- /ˈkæn ə bəˌlɪz əm/
Definitions of cannibalism word
- uncountable noun cannibalism If a group of people practise cannibalism, they eat the flesh of other people. 3
- noun cannibalism the act of eating human flesh or the flesh of one's own kind 3
- noun cannibalism savage and inhuman cruelty 3
- noun cannibalism the eating of human flesh by another human being. 1
- noun cannibalism the eating of the flesh of an animal by another animal of its own kind. 1
- noun cannibalism the ceremonial eating of human flesh or parts of the human body for magical or religious purposes, as to acquire the power or skill of a person recently killed. 1
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Origin of cannibalism
First appearance:
before 1790 One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1790-1800; cannibal + -ism
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Parts of speech for Cannibalism
noun
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preposition
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cannibalism popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cannibalism
noun cannibalism
- anthropophagy — cannibalism
- man-eating — feeding on or having an appetite for human flesh: a man-eating tiger.
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