guillotine
noun
/ˈɡi(j)əˌtin/
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/ˈɡɪlətiːn/
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/ˈɡɪləˌtin/
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/ˌɡiːjəˈtiːn/
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/ˌɡɪləˈtiːn/
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- device used for cutting the pages of books, stacks of paper, etc., to straight edges
- machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation
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giyotin
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