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guillotine noun

  /ˈɡi(j)əˌtin/ , /ˈɡɪlətiːn/ , /ˈɡɪləˌtin/ , /ˌɡiːjəˈtiːn/ , /ˌɡɪləˈtiːn/
  • (historical, also, figuratively) A machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation, consisting of a tall upright frame from which is suspended a heavy diagonal-edged blade which is dropped onto the neck of the person to be executed; also, execution using this machine.
  • A device used for cutting the pages of books, stacks of paper, etc., to straight edges, usually by means of a hinged or sliding blade attached to a flat platform.
 guillotina

guillotine verb

  /ˈɡi(j)əˌtin/ , /ˈɡɪlətiːn/ , /ˈɡɪləˌtin/ , /ˌɡiːjəˈtiːn/ , /ˌɡɪləˈtiːn/
  • (also, figuratively) To execute (someone) with a guillotine.
  • To cut or trim (a body part, a stack of paper, etc.) with a guillotine.
 guillotinar

guillotining noun

  • an execution by guillotine.
 guillotinización
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