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gen⋅o⋅cide

   [jen-uh-sahyd]
–noun
the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.
Origin:
1940–45; < Gk géno(s) race + -cide
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gen·o·cide     (jěn'ə-sīd')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   The systematic and planned extermination of an entire national, racial, political, or ethnic group.

[Greek genos, race; see genə- in Indo-European roots + -cide.]
gen'o·cid'al (-sīd'l) adj., gen'o·cid'al·ly adv.
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