genital mutilation
genital mutilation · genital mutilations
The complete amputation or partial cutting of the external genitalia of either genderThe complete amputation or partial cutting of the external genitalia of either gender; abbreviated GM.
» The United Nations Children’s Fund seeks an end to female genital mutilation by two thousand ten.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The complete amputation or partial cutting of the external genitalia of either gender; abbreviated GM.
Examples
1 sentencesThe United Nations Children’s Fund seeks an end to female genital mutilation by two thousand ten.
Forms
plural: genital mutilations| Singular | genital mutilation |
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| Plural | genital mutilations |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable