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uxoricide Definition

ux·ori·cide (uk sôr′ə sīd′, -zôr′-)

noun

  1. the murder of a wife by her husband
  2. a man who murders his wife

Etymology: < L uxor, wife (see uxorious) + -cide

uxoricide Related Forms
ux·or′i·ci′·dal adjective

Browse dictionary entries near uxoricide

  1. ‹ uxorial
  2. ‹ uxor
  3. ‹ Uxmal
  4. ‹ Uxbridge
  5. ‹ ux.
  6. ‹ UW
  7. ‹ uvular
  8. ‹ uvula
  9. ‹ uveitis
  10. ‹ Uvedale
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