"internecine" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌɪntəˈniːsaɪn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /-sɪn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɪntɚˈnɛsin/ [US], /ˌɪntɚˈnisin/ [US], /ˌɪntɚˈnɛsən/ [US] Audio: en-us-internecine.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -iːn Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin internecīnus (“deadly”), from inter (“between”) and necō (“to kill”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|LL.|internecīnus||deadly}} Late Latin internecīnus (“deadly”), {{m|la|inter||between}} inter (“between”), {{m|la|necō||to kill}} necō (“to kill”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} internecine (not comparable)
  1. Mutually destructive; most often applied to warfare. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Death, War Translations (mutually destructive): 自相殘殺的 (Chinese Mandarin), 自相残杀的 (zìxiāngcánshā de) (Chinese Mandarin), 兩敗俱傷的 (Chinese Mandarin), 两败俱伤的 (liǎngbàijùshāng de) (Chinese Mandarin), gensidigt ødelæggende (Danish), broederstrijd? [masculine] (Dutch), kummallekin tuhoisa (english: two parties) (Finnish), kaikille tuhoisa (english: many parties) (Finnish), but see gegenseitig vernichtend (German), अन्तरवधीय (antaravdhīya) (Hindi), intestino (Italian), haupārua (Maori), истреби́тельный (istrebítelʹnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-internecine-en-adj-mujUiB5R Disambiguation of Death: 46 54 Disambiguation of War: 82 18 Disambiguation of 'mutually destructive': 98 2
  2. Characterized by struggle within a group, usually applied to an ethnic or familial relationship. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Death Translations (characterized by struggle within a group): междуособен (mežduosoben) (Bulgarian), 內部(衝突)的 (Chinese Mandarin), 内部(冲突)的 (alt: nèibù (chōngtū) de) (Chinese Mandarin), intern (Danish), stammentwist? (Dutch), riitainen (Finnish), riitaisa (Finnish), intestin (French), intern (German), αλληλοεξοντωτικός (alliloexontotikós) (Greek), intestino (Italian), haupārua (Maori), междоусо́бный (meždousóbnyj) (Russian), inbördes (stridigheter) (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-internecine-en-adj-en:within_group Disambiguation of Death: 46 54 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 30 70 Disambiguation of 'characterized by struggle within a group': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: mutual assured destruction

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    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "characterized by struggle within a group",
      "word": "riitaisa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "characterized by struggle within a group",
      "word": "intestin"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "characterized by struggle within a group",
      "word": "intern"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "alliloexontotikós",
      "sense": "characterized by struggle within a group",
      "word": "αλληλοεξοντωτικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "characterized by struggle within a group",
      "word": "intestino"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "characterized by struggle within a group",
      "word": "haupārua"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "meždousóbnyj",
      "sense": "characterized by struggle within a group",
      "word": "междоусо́бный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "characterized by struggle within a group",
      "word": "inbördes (stridigheter)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "internecine"
}

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