fratricide
/ˈfrætrɪsaɪd/noun
उच्चारण फ़्रैट्रिसाइड
भ्रातृहत्या; भाई का हत्यारा
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the crime of killing your brother or sister; a person who does this
भ्रातृहत्या; भाई का हत्यारा
- The epic describes a war that ends in fratricide.
- The old legend ends in fratricide, and the kingdom falls.
- The play ends in fratricide, as the two princes quarrel over the throne.
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- Fratricide is a recurring theme in ancient tales of kings.
- The historian wrote about fratricide within the royal family.
◇Word family
fratricidal adj.
⌂Word origin and word building
Learn the whole -cide family together with homicide: patricide, matricide, regicide, infanticide, genocide, suicide.
-cide वाले सभी शब्द homicide के साथ याद रखिए: patricide, matricide, regicide, infanticide, genocide, suicide।
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One-word substitution
The killing of one's brother.
'अपने भाई की हत्या' के लिए यह शब्द आता है।