uxoricide
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ux·o·ri·cide
(ŭk-sôr′ĭ-sīd′, ŭg-zôr′-)n.
1. The killing of a wife by her spouse.
2. One who kills one's wife.
[Medieval Latin uxōricīdium : Latin uxor, wife + Latin -cīdium, -cide.]
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uxoricide
(ʌkˈsɔːrɪˌsaɪd)n
1. the act of killing one's wife
2. a person who kills his or her wife
[C19: from Latin uxor wife + -cide]
uxˌoriˈcidal adj
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ux•o•ri•cide
(ʌkˈsɔr əˌsaɪd, -ˈsoʊr-, ʌgˈzɔr-, -ˈzoʊr-)n.
1. the act of murdering one's wife.
2. a man who murders his wife.
[1855–60; < Latin ūxor wife + -i- + -cide]
ux•o`ri•cid′al, adj.
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uxoricide
1. the killing of one’s wife.
2. a person who has killed his wife. — uxoricidal, adj.
See also: Killing2. a person who has killed his wife. — uxoricidal, adj.
1. the murder of a wife by a husband.
2. a husband who murders his wife. — uxoricidal, adj.
See also: Wife2. a husband who murders his wife. — uxoricidal, adj.
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Noun | 1. | uxoricide - a husband who murders his wife |
2. | uxoricide - the murder of a wife by her husband |
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uxoricide