CARNAGE


Meaning of CARNAGE in English

/ ˈkɑːnɪdʒ; NAmE ˈkɑːrn-/ noun

[ U ] the violent killing of a large number of people

SYN slaughter :

a scene of carnage

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from French , from Italian carnaggio , from medieval Latin carnaticum , from Latin caro , carn- flesh.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.