INTERNECINE

internecine

(adjective) characterized by bloodshed and carnage for both sides; “internecine war”

internecine

(adjective) (of conflict) within a group or organization; “an internecine feud among proxy holders”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

internecine (not comparable)

Mutually destructive; most often applied to warfare.

Characterized by struggle within a group, usually applied to an ethnic or familial relationship.

Source: Wiktionary


In`ter*ne"cine, a. Etym: [L. internecinus deadly, murderous, fr. internecare to kill, to slaughter; inter between + necare to kill; akin to Gr. Necromancy.]

Definition: Involving, or accompanied by, mutual slaughter; mutually destructive. Internecine quarrels, horrible tumults, stain the streets with blood. Motley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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