"domicide" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Rho9998-domicide.wav Forms: domicides [plural]
Etymology: Coined by J. Douglas Porteous and Sandra E. Smith, from domestic + -cide or domicile + -cide or -icide. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|domestic|cide|id2=killing}} domestic + -cide, {{suffix|en|domicile|cide|id2=killing}} domicile + -cide Head templates: {{en-noun}} domicide (plural domicides)
  1. The deliberate destruction of a home or homes. Wikipedia link: domicide
    Sense id: en-domicide-en-noun-zn1-HC5C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -cide (killing)

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