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parricidal Definition


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parricide
noun
    1. The act of killing one's own parent or near relative. See also patricide, matricide.
    2. Someone who commits this act.
Derivative: parricidal
adj
    Etymology: 16c: French, from Latin parricida, possibly from pater father; see -cide.



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