"amicicide" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: amicicides [plural]
Etymology: Latin amicus - + -cide Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|amicus}} Latin amicus, {{suffix|en|-|cide|id2=killing}} - + -cide Head templates: {{en-noun}} amicicide (plural amicicides)
  1. killing of a friend Categories (topical): Death Related terms: friendly fire

Inflected forms

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