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sororicide Definition

so·rori·cide (sə rôr′ə sīd′)

noun

  1. Etymology: LL sororicidium < L soror, sister + caedere, to strike, kill

    the act of murdering one's own sister

  2. Etymology: L sororicida

    a person who does this

sororicide Related Forms
so·ror′i·ci′·dal adjective

Browse dictionary entries near sororicide

  1. ‹ sororate
  2. ‹ sororal
  3. ‹ sorites
  4. ‹ soring
  5. ‹ soricine
  6. ‹ sori
  7. ‹ sorgo
  8. ‹ sorghum
  9. ‹ sorely
  10. ‹ Sorel
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  2. Soros, George ›
  3. sorosis ›
  4. sorption ›
  5. sorrel ›
  6. sorrel tree ›
  7. Sorrento ›
  8. sorrow ›
  9. sorrowful ›
  10. sorrowfully ›