internecion

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US/ˌɪntɚˈniʃən/UK/ˌɪntəˈniːʃən/

noun

destruction, massacre

OriginLatin interneciō →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nouninternecion (countable and uncountable, plural internecions)

plural internecions

  1. countableuncountabledestruction, massacre

    that natural propension of Self-love, and natural principle of Self-preservation, will necessarily break out into Wars and Tnternecions.

    a. 1677 (date written), Matthew Hale, The Primitive Origination of Mankind, Considered and Examined According to the Light of Nature, London: […] William Godbid, for William Shrowsbery, […], published 1677, →OCLC
  2. countableuncommonuncountableMutual destruction.

Origin

  1. Latininterneciō
  2. Englishinternecion

From Latin interneciō.

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APA

internecion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/internecion

MLA

“internecion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/internecion. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “internecion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/internecion.

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