English Explanatory Dictionary

cannibalism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of eating another of one's own species.
  2. An act in which one thing consumes or takes over another of the same kind.
  3. In speech, the occurrence of one word eliding part or all of the next word, because the syllables are the same.

Pronunciation

/ˈkanɪbəlɪz(ə)m/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-cannibalism.wav

Word forms

cannibalism cannibalisms

Etymology

From cannibal + -ism.

Related words

anticannibalism cannibal cannibalistic galactic cannibalism kuru mad cow disease prion anthropophagy
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