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Meaning of sororicide | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The killing of one's sister.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A person who kills his or her sister.

Equivalents

Deutsch Schwestermord
Ελληνικά αδελφοκτονία αδελφοκτόνος
Français sororicide sororicide
Latina sororicida sororicidium
Nederlands zustermoord zustermoordenaar
Polski siostrobójca
Português sororicídio
Русский сестроуби́йство

Examples

“Terms related to familicide include filicide (the killing of one's child or children), uxoricide (the killing of one's wife), fratricide or sororicide (the killing of one's brother or sister), avunculicide (the killing of one's uncle), and nepoticide (the killing of one's nephew).”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

sororin Sororities Sorority soros sorosilicate sorosis

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