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internecine


Main Entry:

in·ter·ne·cine

Pronunciation:

\ˌin-tər-ˈne-ˌsēn, -ˈnē-sən, -ˈnē-ˌsīn, -nə-ˈsēn; in-ˈtər-nə-ˌsēn\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Latin internecinus, from internecare to destroy, kill, from inter- + necare to kill, from nec-, nex violent death — more at noxious
Date:
1663

1: marked by slaughter : deadly; especially : mutually destructive

2: of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group <bitter internecine feuds>

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