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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ritual suicide |
| Synonyms: | belly cutting, ceremonious suicide, disembowelment, self-immolation, seppuku |
| Notes: | hara-kiri is a ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; a kamikaze is a pilot trained and willing to cause a suicidal crash |
əˈkɪər| Main Entry: | suicide |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | self-murder |
| Synonyms: | felo-de-se, hara-kiri, kamikaze, self-destruction, seppuku, suttee |
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