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Word: Fratricide
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 15th century (denoting a person who kills their brother or sister, derived from Latin fratricida): the primary current sense comes via French from late Latin fratricidium, from frater ‘brother’ + -cidium (see -cide)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈfratrɪsʌɪd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the killing of one's brother or sister
Short Definition:killing of one's brother or sister
Examples:- Cain justifies his fratricide with lethal logic
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