Etymology

omnicide

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Today it means: The total extinction of the human species as a result of human action, most commonly through nuclear warfare, but also through other means such as global anthropogenic ecological catastrophe. Full definition →

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The story

From omni- (“all”) + -cide (“killing; killer”).

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