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massacre
noun
verb
The savage and excessive killing of many people
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ˈmæs.ə.kɚ
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noun
The savage and excessive killing of many people
verb
Kill a large number of people indiscriminately
“The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda”
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The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda
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