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   Frat·ri·cide

   /ˈfratrəˌsīd/

   

   noun

   • 1. the killing of one's brother or sister: "Cain justifies his fratricide with lethal logic"
   • ▪ a person who kills their brother or sister.
   • ▪ the accidental killing of one's own forces in war: "the Vietnam War saw fratricide increase because of the close-in jungle fighting"

   Word Origin late 15th century (denoting a person who kills their brother or sister, derived from Latin fratricida): the primary current sense comes via French from late Latin fratricidium, from frater ‘brother’ + -cidium (see -cide).

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   What does fratricide mean?

   • fratricide ( countable and uncountable, plural fratricides) The killing of one's brother (or sister ). ( military, by extension) The intentional or unintentional killing of a comrade in arms . ( military, by extension) The undesirable situation where the separate missiles from a MIRV interfere with each other as they explode.

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   What does fratricide mean in Nepaul?

   • Not that it signifies in the least in Nepaul whether a man is a fratricide or prefers making away with more distant relatives. Fratricide definition: the act of killing one's brother or a member of one’s own tribe or group.. See examples of FRATRICIDE used in a sentence.

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   What is fratricide & why is it important?

   • Fratricide is the unintentional killing or wounding of friendly or neutral personnel by friendly firepower (ADP 3-37). Fratricide increases the possibility of mission failure, causes unacceptable loss of personnel and equipment, and erodes leadership effectiveness.

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   What does fratricidal mean?

   • Define fratricidal. Relating to or denoting conflict within a single family or organization. Unlike the Greeks, the Macedonians were mostly ____ folk. The Macedonians were regarded by the Greeks as little more than barbarians, but they did engage in one activity, _________ , that indicates that they were, in fact, Greek.

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   Fratricide definition: the act of killing one's brother or a member of one’s own tribe or group.. See examples of FRATRICIDE used in a sentence.

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   Definition of fratricide noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Definitions of fratricide. noun. the murder of your sibling. see more. noun. a person who murders their brother or sister. see more. noun. fire that injures or kills an ally.

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   The meaning of FRATRICIDE is one that murders or kills his or her own brother or sister or an individual (such as a countryman) having a relationship like that of a brother or sister.

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   4 days ago · noun. 1. a. the act of killing one's own brother or sister. b. the act of killing relatives or fellow-countrymen, as in a civil war. 2. a person who kills his or her own brother or sister. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Derived forms.

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   Apr 14, 2024 · Noun [ edit] fratricide ( countable and uncountable, plural fratricides) The killing of one's brother (or sister ). ( military, by extension) The intentional or unintentional killing of a comrade in arms . ( military, by extension) The undesirable situation where the separate missiles from a MIRV interfere with each other as they explode.

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   Britannica Dictionary definition of FRATRICIDE. [count] : the crime of murdering your own brother or sister. also : a person who has committed this crime — compare matricide, patricide.