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GYNETHUSIA

\ɡˌa͡ɪnɪθjˈuːzɪə], \ɡˌa‍ɪnɪθjˈuːzɪə], \ɡ_ˌaɪ_n_ɪ_θ_j_ˈuː_z_ɪ__ə]\

Definitions of GYNETHUSIA

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The sacrifice of women. "A kind of Suttee-gynethusia, as it has been termed."-Archaeologia, 1868.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
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