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linguicide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lin-gui-cide
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The death of a language, either naturally or from political causes.

Uncountable

Etymology

From linguo- + -cide.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Questions

What does linguicide mean?
The death of a language, either naturally or from political causes.
Where does linguicide come from?
From linguo- + -cide.

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