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Word: Tyrannicide
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from French, from Latin tyrannicida ‘killer of a tyrant’, tyrannicidium ‘killing of a tyrant’ (see tyrant, -cide)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
tɪˈranɪsʌɪd
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
tʌɪˈranɪsʌɪd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the killing of a tyrant
Short Definition:killing of tyrant
Examples:- ethical justification of tyrannicide
- the republic was founded after a tyrannicide
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