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Word: Patricide
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century (in both senses): from late Latin patricidium ‘killing of one's father’, alteration of Latin parricidium (see parricide), and Latin patricida ‘person who kills their father’, alteration of parricida
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpatrɪsʌɪd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the killing of one's father.
Short Definition:killing of one's father
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