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guillotinism

guillotinism noun: the practice of carrying out executions using the guillotine.

Noun

guillotinism (uncountable)

  1. (dated) The practice of carrying out executions using the guillotine.

Origin of guillotinism

From guillotine + -ism.

Questions about guillotinism

What does guillotinism mean?
Guillotinism means the practice of carrying out executions using the guillotine.
What part of speech is guillotinism?
Guillotinism is a noun.

Words near guillotinism in the dictionary

  1. guillotiner
  2. guillotiners
  3. guillotines
  4. guillotining
  5. guillotinings
  6. guillotinism
  7. guillotinist
  8. guillotinists
  9. Guillotte
  10. Guillottes
  11. Guillou

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