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Added 10 October 2026

battue

/bəˈt(j)uː/ noun

Latin root: battere Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about battue at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the direction of the hunter.
Indiscriminate slaughter.
a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered

Origin

From French battue, ultimately from Latin battere. Doublet of battuta, which arrived via Italian.

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