- frat|ri|cid|al
- frat|ri|cid|al «FRAT ruh SY duhl, FRAY truh-», adjective.1. having to do with fratricide.2. having to do with the killing of relatives or fellow citizens: »
A civil war is a fratricidal struggle.
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