Etymology

democide

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Today it means: murder of people by a government which has power over them. Full definition →

Ancient Greek δῆμος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδῆμος“people”
  2. English todaydemocide

Based on Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, “people”) + -cide.

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