selfslaughter en · NOUN
Etymology
1595, self- + slaughter.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of self-slaughter ("suicide").
alt of self-slaughter
As the Greeks gape at women heaped up in selfslaughter, / They hear of Aeneas's flight with the loot.
1989, Bill Greenwell, “Hector Berlioz: The Trojans”, in E. O. Parrott, editor, How to Be Tremendously Tuned In to Opera, London: Viking, →ISBN, page 13:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| selfslaughters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |