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| mas·sa·cre [ mássəkər ] |
noun (plural mas·sa·cres) |
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1. killing of many people: the vicious killing of large numbers of people or animals
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2. bad defeat: a contest in which one side is badly beaten
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informal
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transitive verb (past and past participle mas·sa·cred, present participle mas·sa·cring, 3rd person present singular mas·sa·cres) |
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1. kill people in large numbers: to kill large numbers of people or animals
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2. defeat somebody completely: to defeat somebody completely, especially in a sports contest
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informal
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| [Late 16th century. < French, "butchery"] |
