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-cide

/-saɪd/

-cide suffix: killing.

Suffix (1)

-cide

  1. killing

Suffix (2)

-cide

  1. killer

Forms of -cide

alternative form-icide

Origin of -cide

From Middle French -cide, from Latin -cīdium (“killing”).

From Middle French -cide, from Latin -cīda (“cutter, killer”), from caedō (“cut, kill”).

Questions about -cide

What does -cide mean?
-cide means killing.
What part of speech is -cide?
-cide is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -cide?
-cide is pronounced /-saɪd/.

Words near -cide in the dictionary

  1. -chronous
  2. -chu
  3. -ci-
  4. -ciclovir
  5. -cidal
  6. -cide
  7. -cies
  8. -cillin
  9. -cin
  10. -cir-
  11. -cism

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