| Pronunciation: | | 'feeti`sId
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] the act of destroying a fetus |
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FETICIDE is a 8 letter word that starts with F. |
| | Synonyms: | | aborticide |
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| | See Also: | | induced abortion |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Fe"ti*cide\ (? or ?), n. [Written also {f[oe]ticide}.]
[Fetus + L. caedere to kill.] (Med. & Law)
The act of killing the fetus in the womb; the offense of
procuring an abortion.
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