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carnage definition

car·nage (kär′nij)

noun

  1. bloody and extensive slaughter, esp. in battle; massacre; bloodshed

  2. Etymology: Fr < Prov carnatge, flesh < carn < L caro

    Obsolete dead bodies, esp. on a battlefield

Etymology: Fr < OIt carnaggio, ult. < L caro: carnal

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