- ma·tri·cide
- /ˈmætrəˌsaıd/ noun, pl -cides [count]: the act of murdering your own mother — compare ↑fratricide, ↑patricide
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ma|tri|cide — ma|tri|cide1 «MAY truh syd, MAT ruh », noun. the act of killing one s mother. ╂[< Latin mātricīdium < māter mother + cīdium act of killing, cide2] ma|tri|cide2 «MAY truh syd, MAT ruh », noun. a person who kills his mother. ╂[< Latin… … Useful english dictionary
Tri- — [Gr. tri or L. tri , sometimes through French; akin to L. tres three, and E. three. See {Three}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A prefix meaning three, thrice, threefold; as in tricolored, tridentate. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chem.) A prefix (also used… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trilateral — Tri*lat er*al, a.[L. trilaterus; tri (see {Tri }) + latus, lateris, side: cf. F. trilat[ e]ral. See {Lateral}.] (Geom.) Having three sides; being three sided; as, a trilateral triangle. {Tri*lat er*al*ly}, adv. {Tri*lat er*al*ness}, n. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trilaterally — Trilateral Tri*lat er*al, a.[L. trilaterus; tri (see {Tri }) + latus, lateris, side: cf. F. trilat[ e]ral. See {Lateral}.] (Geom.) Having three sides; being three sided; as, a trilateral triangle. {Tri*lat er*al*ly}, adv. {Tri*lat er*al*ness}, n … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trilateralness — Trilateral Tri*lat er*al, a.[L. trilaterus; tri (see {Tri }) + latus, lateris, side: cf. F. trilat[ e]ral. See {Lateral}.] (Geom.) Having three sides; being three sided; as, a trilateral triangle. {Tri*lat er*al*ly}, adv. {Tri*lat er*al*ness}, n … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Three — (thr[=e]), a. [OE. [thorn]re, [thorn]reo, [thorn]ri, AS. [thorn]r[=i], masc., [thorn]re[ o], fem. and neut.; akin to OFries. thre, OS. thria, threa, D. drie, G. drei, OHG. dr[=i], Icel. [thorn]r[=i]r, Dan. & Sw. tre, Goth. [thorn]reis, Lith. trys … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Triaenops Persicus — Trident Tri dent (tr[imac] dent), n. [L. tridens, entis; tri (see {Tri }) + dens tooth: cf. F. trident. See {Tooth}.] 1. (Class Myth.) A kind of scepter or spear with three prongs, the common attribute of Neptune. [1913 Webster] 2. (Rom. Antiq.)… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tricorporal — Tri*cor po*ral, Tricorporate Tri*cor po*rate, a. [L. tricorpor; tri (see {Tri }) + corpus, oris, body.] (Her.) Represented with three bodies conjoined to one head, as a lion. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tricorporate — Tricorporal Tri*cor po*ral, Tricorporate Tri*cor po*rate, a. [L. tricorpor; tri (see {Tri }) + corpus, oris, body.] (Her.) Represented with three bodies conjoined to one head, as a lion. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trident — Tri dent (tr[imac] dent), n. [L. tridens, entis; tri (see {Tri }) + dens tooth: cf. F. trident. See {Tooth}.] 1. (Class Myth.) A kind of scepter or spear with three prongs, the common attribute of Neptune. [1913 Webster] 2. (Rom. Antiq.) A three… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
