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slay
verb slays, slew (past tense), slain (past participle), slaying
    tr & intr
    1. archaic or literary
      To kill.
      Thesaurus: kill, slaughter, butcher, murder, execute, assassinate.
    2. To amuse or impress someone greatly.
Derivative: slayer
noun
    Etymology: Anglo-Saxon slean.



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