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internecive

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in⋅ter⋅ne⋅cine

  [in-ter-nee-seen, -sahyn, -nes-een, -nes-ahyn]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to conflict or struggle within a group: an internecine feud among proxy holders.
2. mutually destructive.
3. characterized by great slaughter; deadly.
Also, in⋅ter⋅ne⋅cive  [in-ter-nee-siv, -nes-iv] .

Origin:
1655–65; < L internecīnus, internecīvus murderous, equiv. to internec(āre) to kill out, exterminate (inter- inter- + necāre to kill) + -īnus -ine 1 , -īvus -ive
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