gynocide

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English

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Etymology

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From gyno- +‎ -cide, after genocide. Compare gynecide and gynecocide.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡʌɪnəsʌɪd/
  • Hyphenation: gy‧no‧cide

Noun

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gynocide (plural gynocides)

  1. The killing of women and girls, especially considered as a social phenomenon.
    • 1976, Andrea Dworkin, Our Blood:
      We find that millions upon millions of women have died as the victims of organized gynocide.
    • 1987, Jane Caputi, The Age of Sex Crime, page 95:
      In the contemporary Age of Sex Crime, it is another traditional female scapegoat, the prostitute, who is the paradigmatic target of gynocide.

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Noun

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gynocide f (plural gynocides, diminutive gynocidetje n)

  1. femicide
    Synonyms: vrouwenmoord, femicide, feminicide

French

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Etymology

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From gyno- +‎ -cide.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʒi.nɔ.sid/
  • Hyphenation: gy‧no‧cide

Noun

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gynocide f (plural gynocides)

  1. mass femicide
    Synonym: féminicide