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How to pronounce “bloodletting”
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Pronunciation guide for bloodletting
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of bloodletting with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 7 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Richard Thompson Ford: A tailored history of who wears what -- and why
That's like bloodletting or trial by ordeal.
- Definition summary
- (historical, medicine) The archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to be tainted, from the stricken person.
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How to pronounce bloodletting
Richard Thompson Ford: A tailored history of who wears what -- and why
That's like bloodletting or trial by ordeal.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “bloodletting”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (historical, medicine) The archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to be tainted, from the stricken person.
- (by extension) The diminishment of any resource with the hope that this will lead to a positive effect.
- A circumstance, such as a battle, where a large amount of blood is likely to be spilled through violence.
- [Verb]
- present participle and gerund of bloodlet
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