homicide

Pronunciation: /ˈhɑ.məˌsaɪ̯d/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the killing of a human being by another human being

Etymology

From Old French homicide, from Latin homicīda (“man-slayer”) and homicīdium (“manslaughter”).

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Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
killing
Narrower (hyponyms)
shooting, manslaughter, murder, honor killing

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