culturecidal

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A form of culturicidal — Destroying a culture.

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English culturecide ← Latin caedō →
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Meanings

adjectiveculturecidal (comparative more culturecidal, superlative most culturecidal)

comparative more culturecidal · superlative most culturecidal

  1. alternativeAlternative form of culturicidal.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  3. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  4. Latincolō
  5. Latincultūra
  6. Middle Frenchculture
  7. Englishculture
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂eyd-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂éydeti
  10. Proto-Italic*kaidō
  11. Latincaedō
  12. Englishculturecide
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  15. Englishculturecidal

From culturecide + -al.

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APA

culturecidal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/culturecidal

MLA

“culturecidal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/culturecidal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “culturecidal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/culturecidal.

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