"giganticide" meaning in All languages combined

See giganticide on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-giganticide.wav Forms: giganticides [plural]
Etymology: From Latin gigāns, gigantis + -cide. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|gigāns}} Latin gigāns, {{suffix|en||cide|nocat=1}} + -cide, {{sup|1}} ¹, {{sup|2}} ² Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} giganticide (countable and uncountable, plural giganticides)
  1. The killing of a giant. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-giganticide-en-noun-ucu4pyJQ
  2. One who kills a giant. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Death Synonyms (one who kills a giant): giant-killer
    Sense id: en-giganticide-en-noun-0QIgOLWS Disambiguation of Death: 0 100 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -cide (killer), English terms suffixed with -cide (killing), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -cide (killer): 8 92 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -cide (killing): 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of 'one who kills a giant': 8 92

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