Etymology

cinefaction

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Today it means: incineration; reduction to ashes Full definition →

Latin cinefactio ← French cinéfaction
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  1. French · derived fromcinéfaction
  2. Latin · derived fromcinefactio
  3. English todaycinefaction

From Latin cinefactio, from cinis (“ashes”) + facere (“to make”). Compare French cinéfaction.

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