Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

conjugicide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
con-jugi-cide
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of killing one's spouse with the intention of then marrying someone else (sometimes taken to also include the act of killing another person's spouse with the intention of then marrying that person).

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Etymology

From conjug(al) + -icide.

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What does conjugicide mean?
The act of killing one's spouse with the intention of then marrying someone else (sometimes taken to also include the act of killing another person's spouse with the intention of then marrying that person).
Where does conjugicide come from?
From conjug(al) + -icide.

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