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liberticide

[ li-bur-tuh-sahyd ]

noun

  1. destruction of liberty.
  2. a person who destroys liberty.

liberticide

/ lɪˈbɜːtɪˌsaɪd /

noun

  1. a destroyer of freedom
  2. the destruction of freedom

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Derived Forms

  • liˌbertiˈcidal, adjective

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Other Words From

  • li·berti·cidal adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of liberticide1

First recorded in 1785–95; liberty + -cide

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Example Sentences

A guard of Swiss stipendiaries is not enough for the liberticide schemes of the Capets.

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liberté, égalité, fraternitélibertine

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