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par·ri·cide  audio  (pr-sd) KEY 

NOUN:
  1. The murdering of one's father, mother, or other near relative.
  2. One who commits such a murder.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin parricda, and parricdium pri-, parri-, kin + -cda, -cdium, -cide

OTHER FORMS:
parri·cidal  (-sdl) KEY (Adjective), parri·cidal·ly(Adverb)


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