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Infibulation meaning

  1. An act of fastening
  2. The stitching together of the labia to prevent intercourse.

Using Infibulation

  • The main meaning on this page is: An act of fastening | The stitching together of the labia to prevent intercourse.

Context around Infibulation

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 1 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

first 1× iii 1×

Often after:

originated 1× draws 1×

Sentence patterns with Infibulation

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

infibulation draws on 1× known as infibulation a small 1× pharaonic for infibulation and sunna 1× suggested that infibulation originated there 1× the first infibulation 1× traces of infibulation are on 1× type iii infibulation or pharaonic 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

communities often refer 1× gerry mackie has 1× in this last 1× infibulation draws on 1× it may also 1× reinfibulation can involve 1×

Common sentence endings:

confidence in paternity 1× enclosure and fertility 1× for everything else 1× further for childbirth 1× of the wound 1× on egyptian mummies 1×

Words around Infibulation

Just before it in the word index:

infibulated 4 infi 3 infests 4 infesting 13 infested 208 infestations 64

Just after it in the word index:

infidel 16 infidelities 24 infidelity 195 infidels 32 infield 291 infielder 165

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Infibulation

  • In this selection, "infibulation" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, first, iii, originated and draws stand out and add context to how "infibulation" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include infibulation draws on and known as infibulation a small. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "infibulation" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with infibulation

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Infibulation draws on that idea of enclosure and fertility. (9 words)

Reinfibulation can involve cutting the vagina again to restore the pinhole size of the first infibulation. (16 words)

Communities often refer to just two forms of FGM: pharaonic for infibulation and sunna for everything else. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Gerry Mackie has suggested that infibulation originated there with the Meroite civilization (c. 800 BCE — c. 350 CE) and imperial polygyny, before the rise of Islam, to increase confidence in paternity. (31 words)

In this last procedure (known as infibulation), a small hole is left for the passage of urine and menstrual fluid; the vagina is opened for intercourse and opened further for childbirth. (31 words)

It may also be that FGM was "practiced in ancient Egypt as a sign of distinction among the aristocracy"; there are reports that traces of infibulation are on Egyptian mummies. (30 words)

Example sentences (7)

Communities often refer to just two forms of FGM: pharaonic for infibulation and sunna for everything else.

Gerry Mackie has suggested that infibulation originated there with the Meroite civilization (c. 800 BCE — c. 350 CE) and imperial polygyny, before the rise of Islam, to increase confidence in paternity.

Infibulation draws on that idea of enclosure and fertility.

In this last procedure (known as infibulation), a small hole is left for the passage of urine and menstrual fluid; the vagina is opened for intercourse and opened further for childbirth.

It may also be that FGM was "practiced in ancient Egypt as a sign of distinction among the aristocracy"; there are reports that traces of infibulation are on Egyptian mummies.

Reinfibulation can involve cutting the vagina again to restore the pinhole size of the first infibulation.

Type IIImain Type III ( infibulation or pharaonic circumcision), the "sewn closed" category, involves the removal of the external genitalia and fusion of the wound.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "infibulation" in a sentence?
An example: "Communities often refer to just two forms of FGM: pharaonic for infibulation and sunna for everything else." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "infibulation" from authentic English texts.
What does "infibulation" mean?
Infibulation means: An act of fastening
How many example sentences with "infibulation" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "infibulation", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.