English Explanatory Dictionary

genticide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The killing of a race or nation of people; the slaughter of an ethnic group; a genocide.
  2. The killing of a kinsman or kinswoman; the murder of a blood relative.

Pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒɛntɪsaɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-genticide.wav /ˈd͡ʒɛntəsaɪd/

Word forms

genticide genticides

Etymology

From the Latin gēns (“a race, nation, people; a clan, family”, oblique stem: gent-) + -cide (“a killing of”). The combination represents a hypothetical Latin etymon of the form *genticīdium, regularly formed from gēns + -cīdium. Compare genericide and genocide.

Synonyms

parricide
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