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   Mat·ri·cide

   /ˈmatrəˌsīd/

   

   noun

   • 1. the killing of one's mother: "a man suspected of matricide"
   • ▪ a person who kills their mother.

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin matricidium, from mater, matr- ‘mother’ + -cidium (see -cide).

   Derivatives

   • 1. matricidal adjective

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   What does matricide mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! Click on the arrows to change the translation direction. MATRICIDE definition: 1. a crime in which a person kills their mother 2. a crime in which a person kills their mother. Learn more.

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   What is matricide & patricide?

   • If the case of a mother's murder, we classify the murder as matricide, and in the case of a father's murder, the term is patricide. When both parents are murdered, the appropriate crime classification is parricide. There's actually limited information about the prevalence of parricide because it's a rare type of murder.

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   What does matric mean?

   • This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word MATRIC. The final year of high school. Someone in their final year of high school.

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   What is the meaning of matricial?

   • matricial m or f (plural matriciais, comparable) (mathematics) relating to matrices; matrical. relating to the head office of an organisation.

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   MATRICIDE definition: 1. a crime in which a person kills their mother 2. a crime in which a person kills their mother. Learn more.

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

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   1. [Latin matricidium, from matr- + -cidium -cide] : murder of a mother by her son or daughter. 2. [Latin matricida, from matr- + -cida -cide] : one that murders his or her mother. matricidal. ˌma-trə-ˈsī-dᵊl. ˌmā- adjective. Examples of matricide in a Sentence.

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   What does the noun matricide mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun matricide . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   The act of intentionally causing the death of one's mother. An individual who intentionally causes their mother's death. How to use "matricide" in a sentence. The trial for matricide left the community in shock due to the gravity of the act. Matricide is a grave crime punishable by long-term imprisonment according to state law.

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   matricide / ˈ mætrəˌsaɪd/ noun. plural matricides. Britannica Dictionary definition of MATRICIDE. [count] : the act of murdering your own mother — compare fratricide, patricide. MATRICIDE meaning: the act of murdering your own mother.

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   Matricide Definition. The act of murdering one's mother. A person who does this. One who kills one's mother. The act of killing one’s mother. A person who has killed his or her mother.