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pat⋅ri⋅cide

  [pa-truh-sahyd, pey‑]
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–noun
1. the act of killing one's own father.
2. a person who commits such an act.
Origin:
1585–95; patri- + -cide

Related forms:
pat⋅ri⋅cid⋅al, adjective
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pat·ri·cide   (pāt'rĭ-sīd')   
n.  

  1. The act of murdering one's father.

  2. One who murders one's father.


[Late Latin patricīdium and patricīda : Latin patri-, patri- + -cīdium, -cīda, -cide.]
pat'ri·cid'al (pāt'rĭ-sīd'l) adj.
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Word Origin & History

patricide 
1. "person who kills his father" (1593), 2. "act of killing one's father" (1625), from M.Fr. patricide, in both senses, from 1. L. patricida, 2. L. patricidium, from pater "father" + 1. cida "killer," 2. cidium "killing."

patricide 
1593, from M.Fr. patricide, 1. "person who kills his father," 2. "act of killing one's father," from 1. L. patricida, 2. L. patricidium, from pater "father" + 1. cida "killer," 2. cidium "killing."
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Main Entry: pat·ri·cide
Pronunciation: 'pa-tr&-"sId
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin patricida, from patr- pater father + -cida killer
1 : an individual who murders his or her father
2 : the murder of an individual's own father
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Main Entry: pat·ri·cide
Pronunciation: 'pa-tr&-"sId
Function: noun
: murder of a father by his son or daughter
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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