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Etymology

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Borrowed from French clitoridectomie, German Klitoridektomie or English clitoridectomy. First attested in the late nineteenth century.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌkli.toː.ri.dɛk.toːˈmi/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: cli‧to‧ri‧dec‧to‧mie
  • Rhymes: -i

Noun

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clitoridectomie f (uncountable)

  1. clitoridectomy, the usually mutilative removal or cutting of the clitoris
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French

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Etymology

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From clitoris-ectomie.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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clitoridectomie f (plural clitoridectomies)

  1. clitoridectomy

Italian

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Noun

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clitoridectomie f

  1. plural of clitoridectomia