Seppuku

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Ritual suicide by disembowelment formerly practiced by Japanese samurai. Also called hara-kiri.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A form of ritual suicide by disembowelment using a blade, practiced by Japanese samurai, especially to rid oneself of shame, as a means of protest or, formerly, as a method of capital punishment.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Same as hara-kiri.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Same as hara-kiri.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    self-annihilation    self-destruction    suicide   
    Cross Reference
    hara-kiri    kamikaze    bushido    suicide   
    Variant
    harakiri   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    hara-kiri   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    remarriage    duelling    self-harm    sumptuaria    beef-eating   
     
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