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uxoricide

[uhk-sawr-uh-sahyd, -sohr-, uhg-zawr-, -zohr-]

noun

the act of murdering one's wife.

a man who murders his wife.

Origin:
1855–60; < Latin ūxor wife + -i- + -cide

Related forms

ux·o·ri·cid·al, adjective

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uxoricide (ʌkˈsɔːrɪˌsaɪd)

—n
1.	the act of killing one's wife
2.	a man who kills his wife

[C19: from Latin uxor wife + -cide]

uxori'cidal

—*adj*

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