anthropophagy
Anthropophagie
The act or practice of eating human flesh, especially in the context of human cannibalismThe act or practice of eating human flesh, especially in the context of human cannibalism
/ˌæn.θɹəˈpɒ.fə.d͡ʒi/
» Eating animals is not that different from anthropophagy or cannibalism.
Tiere zu essen ist nicht weit von Anthropophagie und Kannibalismus entfernt. — Esperantostern
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1 senses(uncountable, usually)The act or practice of eating human flesh, especially in the context of human cannibalism
Anthropophagie
human cannibalism; the eating of human flesh
Examples
1 sentencesEating animals is not that different from anthropophagy or cannibalism.
deTiere zu essen ist nicht weit von Anthropophagie und Kannibalismus entfernt. — Esperantostern
Translations
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By meaning 1
consumption of human flesh:
Origin
From anthropo- + -phagy.From anthropo- + -phagy.
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Forms
plural: anthropophagies| Singular | anthropophagy |
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uncountable
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable