Associations to the word «Cannibalism»

Wiktionary

CANNIBALISM, noun. The act of eating another of one's own species.
CANNIBALISM, noun. In speech, the occurrence of one word "eating" part or all of the next word, because the syllables are the same. For example, "Look, an MIT shirt" for "Look, an MIT T-shirt".

Dictionary definition

CANNIBALISM, noun. The practice of eating the flesh of your own kind.

Wise words

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