internĕcīnus

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• internecine — in·ter·nec·ine (ĭn′tər nĕs’ēn′, ĭn, nē’sīn′) adj. 1) Of or relating to struggle within a nation, organization, or group. 2) Mutually destructive; ruinous or fatal to both sides. 3) Characterized by bloodshed or carnage. ╂ [Latin internecīnus,… …   Word Histories

• Internecine — In ter*ne cine, a. [L. internecinus deadly, murderous, fr. internecare to kill, to slaughter; inter between + necare to kill; akin to Gr. ? dead. See {Necromancy}.] 1. Involving, or accompanied by, mutual slaughter; mutually destructive. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• internecine — 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,… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• internecine — /in teuhr nee seen, suyn, nes een, nes uyn/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to conflict or struggle within a group: an internecine feud among proxy holders. 2. mutually destructive. 3. characterized by great slaughter; deadly. Also, internecive /in ter …   Universalium

• internecine — in|ter|ne|cine [ˌıntəˈni:saın US ˌıntərˈni:sən, ˈnesi:n] adj [only before noun] formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: internecinus, from internecare to destroy completely , from necare to kill ] internecine fighting or struggles happen… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• internecine — [17] Etymologically, internecine denotes ‘attended by great slaughter’. Its modern connotations of ‘conflict within a group’, which can be traced back to the 18th century (Dr Johnson in his Dictionary 1755 defines it as ‘endeavouring mutual… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• internecine — (adj.) 1660s, deadly, destructive, from L. internecinus very deadly, murderous, destructive, from internecare kill or destroy, from inter (see INTER (Cf. inter )) + necare kill (see NOXIOUS (Cf. noxious)). Considered in the OED as misinterpreted… …   Etymology dictionary

• internecine — [ɪntə ni:sʌɪn] adjective destructive to both sides in a conflict. ↘relating to conflict within a group. Origin C17: from L. internecinus, based on inter among + necare to kill …   English new terms dictionary

• internecine — in•ter•ne•cine [[t]ˌɪn tərˈni sin, saɪn, ˈnɛs in, ˈnɛs aɪn[/t]] adj. 1) of or pertaining to conflict or struggle within a group: an internecine feud[/ex] 2) mutually destructive 3) characterized by great slaughter; deadly • Etymology: 1655–65;… …   From formal English to slang

• internecine — /ɪntəˈnisaɪn / (say intuh neesuyn) adjective 1. mutually destructive. 2. characterised by great slaughter. {Latin internecīnus murderous, destructive, from internecio slaughter; def. 1 originated in Samuel Johnson s A Dictionary of the English… …  

• internecine — ► ADJECTIVE 1) destructive to both sides in a conflict. 2) relating to conflict within a group: internecine rivalries. ORIGIN Latin internecinus, from inter among + necare to kill …   English terms dictionary