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bloodletting

/bˈlʌdˌlɛtɪŋ/ · 12 letters · 9 distinct letters

  1. noun

    formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine)

  2. noun

    indiscriminate slaughter

    a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered

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