cinefaction

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noun

incineration; reduction to ashes

OriginLatin cinefactio ← French cinéfaction →
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Meanings

nouncinefaction (uncountable)
  1. obsoleterareuncountableincineration; reduction to ashes

Origin

  1. Frenchcinéfaction
  2. Latincinefactio
  3. Englishcinefaction

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

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APA

cinefaction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinefaction

MLA

“cinefaction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinefaction. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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