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tyranness |
tyranni |
tyrannic |
tyrannical |
tyrannicidal |
tyrannicide
| tyrannid
| tyrannidae
| tyrannise
| tyrannish
| tyrannize
tyrannicide
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun tyrannicide has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
tyrannicide, n. [L. tyrannicidium the killing of a tyrant, tyrannicida the killer of a tyrant; tyrannus a tyrant + caedere to kill: cf. F. tyrannicide.].
- The act of killing a tyrant. Hume. [1913 Webster]
- One who kills a tyrant. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
tyrannicide, n.
1 the act or an instance of killing a tyrant.
2 the killer of a tyrant.
1 the act or an instance of killing a tyrant.
2 the killer of a tyrant.
Derivative
tyrannicidal adj.
Etymology
F f. L tyrannicida, -cidium (as TYRANT, -CIDE)
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