sobrinicide

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/soʊˈbɹɪn.əˌsaɪd/

noun

The killing of a cousin.

OriginMedieval Latin sobrīnicidium →
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Meanings

nounsobrinicide (plural sobrinicides)

plural sobrinicides

  1. The killing of a cousin.

Origin

  1. Medieval Latinsobrīnicidium“cousin-killing”
  2. Englishsobrinicide

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin sobrīnicidium (“cousin-killing”)

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Translations

Finnish serkkumurha
  • serkkumurhathe killing of a cousin
German Vettersmord
  • Vettersmordthe killing of a cousin
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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