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Word: bloodletting (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A circumstance such as a battle where a large amount of blood is likely to be spilled through violence.
  • By extension, the diminishment of any resource with the hope that this will lead to a positive effect.
  • The archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to be tainted, from the stricken person.

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