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In some senses, cannibalism is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.
cannibalism
/ˈkanɪbəlɪz(ə)m/
noun 3
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5ADJ.
anthropophagy, isolated, social, universal
VERB + CANNIBALISM
answer, indulged, reports
CANNIBALISM + NOUN
-, sea
PREP.
from, into
ADV.
openly
Definitions
noun
1
The act of eating another of one's own species.
Cannibalism does not openly figure amongst aboriginal misdeeds, but in the northern part of Queensland it is no uncommon vice.
Evidence for cannibalism abounds - even if circumstantial - both from the modern world and throughout history, but academic anthropology has found itself in a funk of denial. […] Considered globally, cannibalism should be less a moral issue than one of custom. I like Marmite, but then I have been raised on the stuff.
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.
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Cannibalism does not openly figure amongst aboriginal misdeeds, but in the northern part of Queensland it is no uncommon vice.
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Evidence for cannibalism abounds - even if circumstantial - both from the modern world and throughout history, but academic anthropology has found itself in a funk of denial. […] Considered globally,
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HuFu and was promoting it as “the healthy human flesh alternative!” Mark Nuckols, inventor of HuFu, says, “I have to admit that I myself have never sampled human flesh. . . . However, I've done quite
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First the immigrants, then you. Our solidarity - the answer to social cannibalism.
Tatoeba · #335380705
First the immigrants, then you. Our solidarity is the answer to social cannibalism.
Tatoeba · #335380806
First the immigrants, next you. Our solidarity - the answer to social cannibalism.
Tatoeba · #3353813Usage Notes
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