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vampicide

vampicide noun: the act of killing a vampire.

Noun

vampicide (uncountable)

  1. The act of killing a vampire.
    • “You have committed premeditated vampicide.” “Pass the judgement, Tilda.” “I pronounce these three guilty. Raise your fangs, all who agree.”2019 May 8, Jemaine Clement, “The Trial” (18:29 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows, season 1, episode 7, spoken by Tilda (Tilda Swinton)
    Synonyms:
    vampiricide

Synonyms of vampicide

Origin of vampicide

Clipping of vampire + -icide.

Questions about vampicide

What does vampicide mean?
Vampicide means the act of killing a vampire.
What part of speech is vampicide?
Vampicide is a noun.

Words near vampicide in the dictionary

  1. vampers
  2. vampette
  3. vampettes
  4. vamphorn
  5. vamphorns
  6. vampicide
  7. vampie
  8. vampier
  9. vampies
  10. vampiest
  11. vampily

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