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SAVAGERY

\sˈavɪd͡ʒɹˌi], \sˈavɪd‍ʒɹˌi], \s_ˈa_v_ɪ_dʒ_ɹ_ˌi]\

Definitions of SAVAGERY

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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a brutal barbarous savage act
the trait of extreme cruelty

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a brutal barbarous savage act
the trait of extreme cruelty

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

An act of cruelty; barbarity.
Wild growth, as of plants.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

An act of cruelty; barbarity.
Wild growth, as of plants.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Savageness; savages collectively.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

The state of being savage. savageness.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. State or condition of being savage; a wild, uncultivated condition; barbarism;-an act of cruelty; barbarity.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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