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guillotine

noun

NAmE//ˈɡɪləˌtin//

, NAmE//ˈɡiəˌtin//

, NAmE//ˌɡiəˈtin//

[singular]

a machine, originally from France, for cutting people's heads off. It has a heavy blade that slides down a wooden frame. He was sent to the guillotine in January 1793.

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