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Word: Internecine
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘deadly, characterized by great slaughter’): from Latin internecinus, based on inter- ‘among’ + necare ‘to kill’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌɪntəˈniːsʌɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
destructive to both sides in a conflict
Short Definition:destructive to both sides in conflict
Examples:- the region's history of savage internecine warfare
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