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matricide

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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mat·ri·cide /ˈmætrɪsaɪd/ noun [uncountable] formal  SCCSSWthe crime of murdering your mother 弑母罪 parricide, patricide
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matricide
matricide /ˈmætrəsaɪd, ˈmætrɪsaɪd/ noun [uncountable] formal
the crime of murdering your mother ⇨ parricide, patricide


matri·cideBrE /ˈmætrɪsaɪd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmætrɪsaɪd/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] (formal) the crime of killing your mother; a person who is guilty of this crime 弑母;弑母者   compare fratricide (1) , parricide, patricide