"amicicide" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: amicicides [plural]
Etymology: From Latin amicus + -cide. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|amicus}} Latin amicus Head templates: {{en-noun}} amicicide (plural amicicides)
  1. killing of a friend Related terms: friendly fire
    Sense id: en-amicicide-en-noun-PUA1khhr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Death

Inflected forms

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