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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

urbicide

/ˈɝbɪsaɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ur-bi-cide
IPA
/ˈɝbɪsaɪd/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The destruction of a city or urban area.

Etymology

From Latin urb(s) (“city”) + -icide.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɝbɪsaɪd/
  • British English: /ˈɜːbɪsaɪd/

Homonyms

herbicide (for pronunciations without /h/)

Questions

How do you pronounce urbicide?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɝbɪsaɪd/.
What does urbicide mean?
The destruction of a city or urban area.
Where does urbicide come from?
From Latin urb(s) (“city”) + -icide.

How to pronounce urbicide

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