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Meaning of exsanguination | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ɛkˌsæŋɡwɪˈneɪʃən

Definitions

  1. Bloodletting.
  2. Hemorrhage.
  3. Slaughter of an animal by cutting its throat and allowing it to bleed out, especially for the production of halal and kosher meat.
  4. The process of draining the blood of an animal.
  5. Excessive loss of blood due to hemorrhage.

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Examples

“Solutrean points resemble the canines of the sabre-toothed cats. Indeed, they may have killed in a similar way - by exsanguination.”

CEFR level

C2
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