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carnificina.

work/act/office of executioner/torturer; torture/execution; capital punishment;

11 characters5 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[kar.nɪ.fɪˈkiː.na]Classical-Latin[kar.ni.fiˈt͡ʃiː.na]
  1. the office of executioner

    declension-1
  2. capital punishment, execution

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  3. torture, torment

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Where this word comes from

From carnifex (“executioner, tormentor”) + -īna.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.