Speakur

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matricidal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ma-t-ri-ci-dal
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to matricide, the killing of a mother.

Etymology

From matricide + -al.

Derived Forms

matricidally

Questions

What does matricidal mean?
Relating to matricide, the killing of a mother.
Where does matricidal come from?
From matricide + -al.

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