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noun
The act of cannibalizing.
the act of consuming another individual of the same species as food
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noun
The act of cannibalizing.
adapting, borrowing or stealing plots, characters, themes or ideas from one story for use in another or from one medium to another
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noun
The act of cannibalizing.
a reduction in sales volume, sales revenue, or market share of one product when the same company introduces a new product
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Topics: business, marketing
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noun
The act of cannibalizing.
the practice of removing parts or subsystems necessary for repair from another similar device
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Cariban *kariponader. Spanish caribeder. Spanish caríbalder. Spanish caníbalbor. English cannibal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English cannibalization From cannibal + -ization.
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