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Word of the Day – Fratricide

By February 2, 2019Word of the Day

Fratricide (noun)

frat-ri-side

The killing of one’s brother or sister.

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).

Example sentences

“After today I was ready to commit fratricide!”

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