cannibalism

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Synonyms: cannibalise, cannibality, cannibalic, cannibalised, cannibalize, cannibals, cannibalises, cannibalisms

Antonyms: cannibalise, cannibality, cannibalic, cannibalised, cannibalize, cannibals, cannibalises, cannibalisms

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Noun

1. The act of [[eat]]ing another of one's own [[species]].
2. {{lb|en|figurative}} An act in which one thing consumes or takes over another of the same kind.
3. The [[salvage|salvaging]] of [[part]]s from one thing, such as a [[machine]], for use in another.
4. {{lb|en|linguistics}} In speech, the occurrence of one word [[elide|eliding]] part or all of the next word, because the syllables are the same.

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