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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative form of femicide, the actual killing of a woman or girl. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

gynocide

Etymology

From Latin fēmina (“woman”) + -icide, correcting the grammaticality of earlier femicide.

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