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female genital cutting

female genital cutting noun: female genital mutilation.

Noun

female genital cutting (uncountable)

  1. Female genital mutilation.
    • Female genital cutting (FGC) is an ancient practice that affects girls and young women around the world, defining the identity of women in cultures where it is practised.2007 May 9, Jean-Roger Kaseki, The Guardian
    • Tolerance may run out, however, when a violation breaches a sacred value, as when immigrants to Western countries practice female genital cutting, honor killings, or the sale of underage brides […].2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin, published 2012, page 764

Questions about female genital cutting

What does female genital cutting mean?
Female genital cutting means female genital mutilation.
What part of speech is female genital cutting?
Female genital cutting is a noun.

Words near female genital cutting in the dictionary

  1. female dogs
  2. female ejaculate
  3. female ejaculation
  4. female ejaculations
  5. female gaze
  6. female genital cutting
  7. female genital mutilation
  8. female genital mutilations
  9. female ginseng
  10. female hysteria
  11. female impersonation

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