English Explanatory Dictionary

fratricide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The killing of one's brother (or sister).
  2. The intentional or unintentional killing of a comrade in arms.
  3. The undesirable situation where the separate missiles from a MIRV interfere with each other as they explode.
noun
  1. A person who commits fratricide.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

fratricide fratricides

Etymology

From Middle French fratricide or its etymon Latin frātricīdium.

Synonyms

brother-slayer

Related words

homicide patricide regicide sororicide

Derived words

fratricidal nuclear fratricide
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