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- [gil-uh-teen, gee-uh-; verb gil-uh-teen, gee-uh-]
- /ˈgɪl əˌtin, ˈgi ə-; verb ˌgɪl əˈtin, ˌgi ə-/
- /ˈɡɪl.ə.tiːn/
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- [gil-uh-teen, gee-uh-; verb gil-uh-teen, gee-uh-]
- /ˈgɪl əˌtin, ˈgi ə-; verb ˌgɪl əˈtin, ˌgi ə-/
Definitions of guillotine word
- noun guillotine a device for beheading a person by means of a heavy blade that is dropped between two posts serving as guides: widely used during the French Revolution. 1
- noun guillotine an instrument for surgically removing the tonsils. 1
- noun guillotine any of various machines in which a vertical blade between two parallel uprights descends to cut or trim metal, stacks of paper, etc. 1
- verb with object guillotine to behead by the guillotine. 1
- verb with object guillotine to cut with or as if with a guillotine. 1
- noun guillotine A machine with a heavy blade sliding vertically in grooves, used for beheading people. 1
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Origin of guillotine
First appearance:
before 1785 One of the 44% newest English words
1785-95; named after J. I. Guillotin (1738-1814), French physician who urged its use
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Parts of speech for Guillotine
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guillotine popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for guillotine
verb guillotine
- lop — to let hang or droop: He lopped his arms at his sides in utter exhaustion.
- behead — If someone is beheaded, their head is cut off, usually because they have been found guilty of a crime.
- decapitate — If someone is decapitated, their head is cut off.
- execute — execution
- kill — to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay. Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, butcher; hang, electrocute, behead, guillotine, strangle, garrote; assassinate.
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