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sororicide

[ suh-rawr-uh-sahyd, -ror- ]

noun

  1. the act of killing one's own sister.
  2. a person who kills their sister.


sororicide

/ səˈrɒrɪˌsaɪd /

noun

  1. the act of killing one's own sister
  2. a person who kills his or her sister


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Derived Forms

  • soˌroriˈcidal, adjective

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Other Words From

  • so·rori·cidal adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sororicide1

First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin sorōricīda “one who kills his sister,” -cīdium “the act of killing one's sister,” equivalent to sorōr- (stem of soror ) sister + -cīda, -cīdium -cide

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sororicide1

C17: from Latin sorōricīda one who murders his sister, from soror sister + caedere to slay

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