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parricide vs murder

murder vs parricide

parricide and murder both are nouns.

parricide is not a verb while murder is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
parricide Yes No No No
murder Yes No Yes No
As nouns, murder is a hypernym of parricide; that is, murder is a word with a broader meaning than parricide:
  • parricide: the murder of your own father or mother
  • murder: unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
Other hypernyms of parricide include execution, slaying.
parricide (noun) murder (noun)
the murder of your own father or mother unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
someone who kills his or her parent
parricide (verb) murder (verb)
alter so as to make unrecognizable
kill intentionally and with premeditation
Difference between parricide and murder

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