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Definition of: parricide
(par′ə·sīd) noun
1. The murder of a parent, or of an ancestor.
2. One who has committed such a crime. [<F <L paricidium a killing of a relative, and paricida a killer of a relative]
—par′ri·ci′dal adjective
—par′ri·ci′dal·ly adverb
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