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fratricidal

[ fra-tri-sahyd-l ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

being or relating to the act of killing one’s brother or a member of one’s own tribe or group:
The Mongol Empire was done in by its recurrent fratricidal infighting.

First recorded in 1665–75; fratricid(e) ( def ) + -al ¹( def )

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