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Meaning of Massacre of the Innocents | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

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  1. The incident in the nativity narrative of the Gospel of Matthew (2:16–18) in which Herod the Great, king of Judea, orders the execution of all male children two years old and under in the vicinity of Bethlehem.
  2. The abandonment of potentially useful measures at the end of a session in the House of Commons, since there is no time to pass them.
    UK, humorous

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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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