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gen·o·cide
 genocide
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- pronunciation:
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saId
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
the intentional attempt to exterminate all members of a certain race, nationality, or ethnic group.
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| related words: |
carnage, holocaust, massacre |
| derivation: |
genocidal (adj.) |
The word genocide
contains the following parts:
cis, cid1, -cide
Latin
root
that means to cut, to kill
  Example words:
gen, gener
Latin and Greek
root
that means birth, origin, race, kind
Example words:
gene, general, generate, generation, generator, generic, generous, genetic, genius, gentleman, genuine, hydrogen, indigenous, ingenious, oxygen
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