English Explanatory Dictionary

gendercide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The killing of humans or other organisms because of their gender.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

gendercide gendercides

Etymology

From gender + -cide, by analogy with femicide, homicide, etc. Piecewise doublet of genocide.

Derived words

gendercidal
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