sororicide

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

/ səˈrɔr əˌsaɪd, -ˈrɒr- /

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noun

the act of killing one's own sister.

a person who kills their sister.

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Origin of sororicide

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

OTHER WORDS FROM sororicide

so·ror·i·cid·al, adjective

Words nearby sororicide

Sorokin, Sorolla y Bastida, soroptimist, sororal, sororate, sororicide, sorority, sorority house, sorosilicate, sorosis, sorption

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British Dictionary definitions for sororicide

sororicide

/ (səˈrɒrɪˌsaɪd) /

noun

the act of killing one's own sister

a person who kills his or her sister

Derived forms of sororicide

sororicidal, adjective

Word Origin for sororicide

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

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