"classicide" meaning in English

See classicide in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: classicides [plural]
Etymology: From class + -icide. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|class|icide}} class + -icide Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} classicide (countable and uncountable, plural classicides)
  1. The deliberate and systematic destruction of a social class. Wikipedia link: classicide Tags: countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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