"humanicide" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: humanicides [plural]
Etymology: From human + -icide. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|human|icide}} human + -icide Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} humanicide (countable and uncountable, plural humanicides)
  1. The destruction of the human race. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-humanicide-en-noun-RejvUIIk
  2. A substance, person, or group that exterminates people. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-humanicide-en-noun-KD0VvP0k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -icide, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -icide: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1979 January-March, Christian Bay, “A human rights approach to transnational politics”, in Universal Humand Rights, volume 19:",
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          "ref": "2008, Christopher Ejsmond -, Reflections on Life, page 64:",
          "text": "What type of democracy enacts humanicide to attempt to save humanity?",
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