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magnicide

magnicide noun: the assassination of a major political figure.

Noun

magnicide (countable and uncountable, plural magnicides)

  1. The assassination of a major political figure.

Forms of magnicide

pluralmagnicides

Origin of magnicide

From Latin magnus (“great, important”) + -cide.

Questions about magnicide

What does magnicide mean?
Magnicide means the assassination of a major political figure.
What part of speech is magnicide?
Magnicide is a noun.
What is the plural of magnicide?
The plural of magnicide is magnicides.

Words near magnicide in the dictionary

  1. magnetron
  2. magnetrons
  3. magnets
  4. magni-
  5. magnicaudate
  6. magnicide
  7. magnicides
  8. magniferous
  9. magnifiable
  10. magnific
  11. magnifical

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