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Definition female genital mutilation in American English

female genital mutilation noun

[uncountable] noun
/fimeɪl ˌdʒenɪt(ə)l mjut(ə)ˈleiʃ(ə)n/
1

the practice of removing part or all of a girl's external sex organs for non-medical reasons

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Definition female genital mutilation in American English