anthropophagy

[an-thruh-pof-uh-jee] Origin

an·thro·poph·a·gy

[an-thruh-pof-uh-jee]
noun
the eating of human flesh; cannibalism.

Origin:
1630–40; < Greek anthrōpophagía. See anthropo-, -phagy

an·thro·po·phag·ic [an-thruh-puh-faj-ik, -fey-jik] , an·thro·po·phag·i·cal, an·thro·poph·a·gous [an-thruh-pof-uh-guhs] , adjective
an·thro·poph·a·gous·ly, adverb
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Anthropophagy has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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anthropophagite (ˌænθrəˈpɒfəˌɡaɪt)
 
n
a rare word for cannibal
 
anthropophagy
 
n
 
anthropophagic
 
adj
 
anthro'pophagous
 
adj

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Word Origin & History

anthropophagy
"cannibalism," from Fr. anthropophagie, from Gk. anthropophagia, from anthropophagos "man-eater," from anthropo- + stem of phagein "to eat" (see -phagous).
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