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giganticide

giganticide noun: the killing of a giant.

Noun

giganticide (countable and uncountable, plural giganticides)

  1. The killing of a giant.
    • As they scarce make a capital crime of infanticide, / There can't be any harm in a little giganticide.1864, William Evans Burton, The Cyclopædia of Wit and Humor
  2. One who kills a giant.
    • […] tore through the briers, and plunged through the punk of trees older than history, now rotting where they fell, slain by Time the Giganticide.1863, Theodore Winthrop, Life in the Open Air
    • […] the wonderful tales of the giganticide of old, of the German mythology, and our own rich nursery lore […]1887, George Dawson, Georges St Clair, Biographical Lectures
    Synonyms:
    giant-killer

Synonyms of giganticide

Forms of giganticide

pluralgiganticides

Origin of giganticide

From Latin gigāns, gigantis + -cide.

Questions about giganticide

What does giganticide mean?
Giganticide means the killing of a giant.
What part of speech is giganticide?
Giganticide is a noun.
What is the plural of giganticide?
The plural of giganticide is giganticides.

Words near giganticide in the dictionary

  1. gigantic
  2. gigantic jet
  3. gigantic jets
  4. gigantical
  5. gigantically
  6. giganticide
  7. giganticides
  8. giganticism
  9. gigantick
  10. giganticness
  11. gigantification

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