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   genocide

   /ˈdʒɛnəsʌɪd/

   noun

   • 1. the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group: "a campaign of genocide"

   Word Origin 1940s: from Greek genos ‘race’ + -cide.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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