| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| fratricide |
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| SYLLABICATION: | frat·ri·cide |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  fr t r -s d |
| NOUN: | 1. The killing of one's brother or sister. 2. One who has killed one's brother or sister. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Old French, from Latin fr tricdium and frtricda : frter, frtr-, brother; see bhrter- in Appendix I + -cdium and -cda, -cide. | | OTHER FORMS: | fratri·cidal (-sdl) —ADJECTIVE
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