strangulation
/stˌɹæŋɡjəˈleɪʃən/strangg-yuh-LAY-shuhn
/stˌɹæŋɡjəˈleɪʃən/strangg-yuh-LAY-shuhn
Meaninga choking with a cord
Common meaning: choking by squeezing the throat
- stranga halter, a cord for chokingLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1435 (approximate) · scan
- ulationnoun ending: act or result
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek στραγγάλη ‘a halter, a cord for choking’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry στραγγάλη, p. 1435 · dictionary scan
Roots
- στραγγάλη Greek “a halter, a cord for choking”
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