"celebricide" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: celebricides [plural]
Etymology: From celebri(ty) + -cide. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|celebrity|cide|alt1=celebri(ty)|id2=killing}} celebri(ty) + -cide Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} celebricide (countable and uncountable, plural celebricides)
  1. The killing of a celebrity. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Murder
    Sense id: en-celebricide-en-noun-c57nnEUm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -cide (killing)

Inflected forms

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