sororicide

so·ror·i·cide

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [suh-rawr-uh-sahyd, -ror-]
- /səˈrɔr əˌsaɪd, -ˈrɒr-/
- /sɔːrˈɔːrɪsˌaɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suh-rawr-uh-sahyd, -ror-]
- /səˈrɔr əˌsaɪd, -ˈrɒr-/

Definitions of sororicide word

noun sororicide a person who kills his or her sister. 1
noun sororicide the act of killing one's own sister. 1
noun sororicide the act of killing one's own sister 0
noun sororicide a person who kills his or her sister 0
noun sororicide the act of murdering one's own sister 0
noun sororicide a person who does this 0

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Origin of sororicide

First appearance:

before 1650

One of the 45% oldest English words

1650-60; < Latin sorōricīda one who kills his sister, -cīdium the act of killing one's sister, equivalent to sorōr- (stem of soror) sister + -cīda, -cīdium -cide

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Parts of speech for Sororicide

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sororicide

sororicide popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sororicide usage trend in Literature

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