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patricide
[ pa-truh-sahyd, pey‑ ]
noun
- the act of killing one's own father.
- a person who commits such an act.
patricide
/ ˈ±èæ³Ù°ùɪˌ²õ²¹Éª»å /
noun
- the act of killing one's father
- a person who kills his father
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Derived Forms
- ËŒ±è²¹³Ù°ù¾±Ëˆ³¦¾±»å²¹±ô, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±è²¹³Ùr¾±Â·³¦¾±»åa±ô adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of patricide1
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Example Sentences
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He was closest to finding out their secret before taking part in patricide, a crime the universe doesn’t easily excuse.
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“It is a story about patricide and the consequences,†he said by phone from Lyon, France, referring to the death of the Marquis of Calatrava.
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Dreaming of patricide — symbolically, for now — is the glue binding them together at present.
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This is all unfortunate, because it clouds the story’s inherent dramas: patricide, assault, forced eviction, flooding, racism, pseudoscience.
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Lamb Rated R for matricide, patricide and kidnapping.
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