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单词 fratricide
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
frat•ri•cide /ˈfrætrɪˌsaɪd, ˈfreɪ-/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. [uncountable] the act of killing one's brother.
  2. [countable] a person who kills his or her brother.
frat•ri•cid•al, adj. See -frat-, -cide-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
frat•ri•cide  (fra′tri sīd′, frā′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person who kills his or her brother.
  2. the act of killing one's brother.
  • Late Latin frātricīdium, equivalent. to frātricīd(a) + -ium noun, nominal suffix
  • Middle French
  • frātricīda, equivalent. to frātri- (combining form of frāter) brother + -cīda -cide; (def. 2)
  • Middle French
  • (def. 1) 1490–1500
frat′ri•cid′al, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
fratricide /ˈfrætrɪˌsaɪd ˈfreɪ-/ n
  1. the act of killing one's brother
  2. a person who kills his brother
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin frātricīda; see frater1, -cide

ˌfratriˈcidal adj
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