foeticide

[ fee-ti-sahyd ]

/ ˈfi tɪˌsaɪd /

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noun Chiefly British.

a variant of feticide.

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Words nearby foeticide

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How to use foeticide in a sentence

Aristotle vindicated the awful crimes of foeticide and infanticide.
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British Dictionary definitions for foeticide

foeticide

/ (ˈfiːtɪˌsaɪd) /

noun

a variant spelling of feticide

Derived forms of foeticide

foeticidal, adjective

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