Definition of 'battue'
noun
3.
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Word origin of 'battue'
C19: from French, feminine of battu beaten, from battre to beat, from Latin battuereWord Frequency
battue in American English (bæˈtu ; bato̅oˈ; bæˈtju ; batyo̅oˈ; bəˈtu ; bəto̅oˈ; bəˈtju ; bətyo̅oˈ)
noun
3.
any mass killing
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