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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The killing of women and girls, especially considered as a social phenomenon. countable, uncountable

   "We find that millions upon millions of women have died as the victims of organized gynocide."

Synonyms

All synonyms

femicidefeminicide

Example

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"We find that millions upon millions of women have died as the victims of organized gynocide."

Etymology

From gyno- + -cide, after genocide.

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