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felos de se

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fe⋅lo-de-se

[fel-oh-di-see, -sey]
–noun, plural fe⋅lo⋅nes-de-se [fel-uh-neez-di-see, -sey, fuh-loh-neez-] , fe⋅los-de-se [fel-ohz-di-see, -sey] .
1. a person who commits suicide or commits an unlawful malicious act resulting in his or her own death.
2. the act of suicide.

Origin:
1645–55; < AL, equiv. to felō a felon + in respect to, of + oneself
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Main Entry: felo–de–se
Pronunciation: "fel-Od-&-'sA, -'sE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural fe·lo·nes–de–se /f&-"lO-(")nEz-d&-/ or felos–de–se /"fel-Oz-d&-/
1 : one who commitssuicide or who dies from the effects of having committed an unlawful malicious act
2 : an act of deliberate self-destruction : SUICIDE
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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