tyrannicide
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.ty·ran·ni·cide
noun \tə-ˈra-nə-ˌsīd, tī-\Definition of TYRANNICIDE
1
: the act of killing a tyrant
2
: the killer of a tyrant
Origin of TYRANNICIDE
in sense 1, from French, from Latin tyrannicidium, from tyrannus + -i- + -cidium -cide (killing); in sense 2, from French, from Latin tyrannicida, from tyrannus + -i- + -cida -cide (killer)
First Known Use: 1650
Rhymes with TYRANNICIDE
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