What is the meaning of massacre?

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noun

The savage and excessive killing of many people.
- synonyms: slaughter, mass murder, carnage, butchery

verb

Kill a large number of people indiscriminately.
- usage: "The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda"
- synonyms: slaughter, mow down

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