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genocide
gen·o·cide [ jénnə sd ]


noun 
Definition:
 
murder of entire ethnic group: the systematic killing of all the people from a national, ethnic, or religious group, or an attempt to do this
[Mid-20th century. < Greek genos "race"]

gen·o·cid·al [ jènnə sd'l ] adjective
gen·o·cid·al·ly [ jènnə sd'lee ] adverb
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