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seppuku se-PYOO-kyoo noun suicide; the suicide ritual of the samurai; hara-kiri 1939Some Buried CeasarMaybe you think they call it hara-kiri, but they don't or at least rarely. They call it seppuku.1975ShogunWomen committed seppuku only with a knife in the throat.1986HardwiredDaud and I aren't planning to commit seppuku with you, and I don't think the Hetman will, either.1989Canal DreamsThe condemned man ate a hearty breakfast. Feast before seppuku.1990DragonYou will please allow me to save face by committing seppuku.Labels: Clive Cussler, Iain M. Banks, James Clavell, John Walter Williams, Rex Stout
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