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omophagia

[ oh-muh-fey-juh, -jee-uh ]

noun

  1. the eating of raw food, especially raw meat.


omophagia

/ ˌəʊməˈfædʒɪk; əʊˈmɒfədʒɪ; əʊˈmɒfəɡəs; ˌəʊməˈfeɪdʒɪə /

noun

  1. the eating of raw food, esp meat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • omophagic, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • ··󲹲· [oh-m, uh, -, faj, -ik], ·DZ··dzܲ [oh-, mof, -, uh, -g, uh, s], adjective
  • ·DZ·· [oh-, mof, -, uh, -jist], noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of omophagia1

1700–10; < New Latin < Greek ōDZ󲹲í, equivalent to ōó ( s ) raw + -phagia -phagy
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Word History and Origins

Origin of omophagia1

C18: via New Latin from Greek ōDZ󲹲, from ōDz raw + -phagia; see -phagy
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Example Sentences

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There was a word for it in Greek: omophagia.

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