Translation
massacre, slaughter
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Word origin
From Old French macecle ('slaughterhouse, butchery'), of uncertain origin, possibly linked to Latin macellum ('meat market'). English 'massacre' is borrowed from French.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- macecle
- English cognates
- massacre
Grammar
Examples
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The massacre shocked the whole population.
historiens .
Historians study the massacres of that war.
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The museum recalls the massacre of thousands of civilians.
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That match was a massacre: we lost ten nil.
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The survivors of the massacre gave evidence before the court.
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