magnicide

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noun

The assassination of a major political figure.

OriginLatin magnus →
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Meanings

nounmagnicide (countable and uncountable, plural magnicides)

plural magnicides

  1. countableuncountableThe assassination of a major political figure.

Origin

  1. Latinmagnus“great, important”
  2. Englishmagnicide

From Latin magnus (“great, important”) + -cide.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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