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Meaning of anthropophagy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌæn.θɹəˈpɒ.fə.d͡ʒi

Definitions

The act or practice of eating human flesh, especially in the context of human cannibalism

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Deutsch Anthropophagie
Suomi antropofagia ihmissyönti kannibalismi
Français anthropophagie
Bahasa Indonesia antropofagi
Italiano antropofagia
日本語 食人
Polski antropofagia ludożerstwo
Português antropofagia
Svenska antropofagi

Examples

“Other paraphilias are more blatantly transgressive and usually illegal: amokoscisia (desire to slash or mutilate females); anthropophagy (cannibalism); anthropophagolagnia (rape accompanied by cannibalism); […]”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

anthropophilia anthropophobe anthropophobia anthropophobic anthropophonics anthropophony

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