First Known Use: 14th century
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homicide
noun ho·mi·cide \ˈhä-mə-ˌsīd, ˈhō-\
: the act of killing another person
Full Definition of HOMICIDE
1
: a person who kills another
2
: a killing of one human being by another
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Origin of HOMICIDE
in sense 1, from Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin homicida, from homo human being + -cida -cide; in sense 2, from Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin homicidium, from homo + -cidium -cide
Rhymes with HOMICIDE
Akenside, algicide, alkoxide, almond-eyed, alongside, Argus-eyed, bleary-eyed, bona fide, Christmastide, citified, citywide, classified, coincide, corporate-wide, countrified, countryside, countrywide, cut-and-dried, cyanide, deicide, demand-side, dignified, dioxide, double-wide, eagle-eyed, Eastertide, ecocide, eventide, far and wide, feticide, formamide, fratricide, freedom ride, fungicide, genocide, germicide, gimlet-eyed, glassy-eyed, goggle-eyed, googly-eyed, gospel side, great divide, harborside, herbicide, honeyguide, humified, matricide, Merseyside, misty-eyed, miticide, monoxide, mountainside, nationwide, Naugahyde, Oceanside, on the side, open-eyed, override, overstride, parricide, Passiontide, patricide, pesticide, planetwide, qualified, rarefied, raticide, regicide, riverside, Riverside, set-aside, side by side, silverside, sissified, slickenside, spermicide, starry-eyed, subdivide, suicide, supply-side, trisulfide, underside, verbicide, vermicide, viricide, waterside, Whitsuntide, wintertide
HOMICIDE Defined for Kids
homicide
noun ho·mi·cide \ˈhä-mə-ˌsīd, ˈhō-mə-\
Definition of HOMICIDE for Kids
: a killing of one human being by another
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homicide
noun ho·mi·cide \ˈhäm-ə-ˌsīd, ˈhō-mə-\
Medical Definition of HOMICIDE
1
: a person who kills another
2
: a killing of one human being by another—compare genocide
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