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MATRICIDE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The murder of your mother

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("matricide" is a kind of...):

parricide (the murder of your own father or mother)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A person who murders their mother

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("matricide" is a kind of...):

parricide (someone who kills his or her parent)

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