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Rareguillotine
The correct spelling is guillotine.
How to pronounce guillotine
/ˈɡiː.ə.tiːn/
nounIPA: /ˈɡiː.ə.tiːn/
Say it like: Gui-llo-tin-e
The correct spelling is guillotine. A machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation, consisting of a tall upright frame from which is suspended a heavy diagonal-edged blade.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation, consisting of a tall upright frame from which is suspended a heavy diagonal-edged blade.
- 2.A device used for cutting stacks of paper to straight edges, usually by means of a hinged blade attached to a flat platform.
- 3.A cloture; a motion that debate be ended and a vote taken.
- 4.A surgical instrument for cutting the tonsils.
verb
- 1.To execute, cut or cut short (a person, a stack of paper or a debate) by use of a guillotine.
- 2.To end discussion on a parliamentary bill by invoking cloture.
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