how to pronounce fratricide

/ˈfɹætɹəˌsaɪd/

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fratricide is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of fratricide in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… is an act of fratricide and who saw that …”

meanings of fratricide

noun:

The killing of one's brother (or sister).
A person who commits this crime.
The undesirable situation where the separate missiles from a MIRV interfere with each other as they explode.
The intentional or unintentional killing of a comrade in arms.

fratricide frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word fratricide occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.