castration

/kæˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/

KÆSTɹEꞮ · ʃən (2 syllables)

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Definition

The act of removing the testicles.

Etymology

From castrate + -ion.

Example Sentences

  • "Castration of bulls was a socialization process that turned a bull into an ox; in this transformation something wild became something very useful; nature became culture."
  • "The harlots' harmony echos within our cave of castration Accenting the weeps from the men remade as women; stripped of their appendages Probed and beaten A cult of deviant savages seducing bastards in the darkness"
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