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entrails

en·trails [ éntrəlz, én tràylz ]


plural noun 
Definition:
 
1. internal organs: an animal's or person's internal organs

2. inner workings: the various working parts inside something, especially something complex

3. animal organs used for divination: the internal organs of a sacrificial animal, used by the ancient Romans to try to determine the will of the gods

[13th century. Via Old French entrailles< medieval Latin intralia, alteration of Latin interanea "intestines" < inter "between"]
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