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mariticide

/ˈmærɪtɪsaɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
marit-i-cide
IPA
/ˈmærɪtɪsaɪd/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of killing one's spouse, especially the murder of a husband by his wife.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A woman who has killed her husband.

Countable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin maritus (“married, husband”) + -cide, from caedere (“to kill”).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

mariticides (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

mariticidal uxoricide

Synonyms

husbandicide viricide

Questions

How do you pronounce mariticide?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmærɪtɪsaɪd/.
What does mariticide mean?
The act of killing one's spouse, especially the murder of a husband by his wife.
Where does mariticide come from?
From Latin maritus (“married, husband”) + -cide, from caedere (“to kill”).

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