internecine strife

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• internecine — Dr Johnson had a hand in changing the use of this word, which its Latin origin shows to mean ‘characterized by great slaughter’. He mistakenly understood the prefix inter to denote reciprocal or mutual action and defined internecine as… …   Modern English usage

• strife — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ internal ▪ ethnic, factional, internecine, sectarian ▪ civil, industrial, labour/labor (esp. AmE) …   Collocations dictionary

• internecine — adjective /ˌɪntəˈniːsaɪn,ˌɪntɚˈnɛsin/ a) Mutually destructive; most often applied to warfare. Internecine strife in Gaza claimed its most senior victim yesterday when militants assassinated one of the most hated security chiefs there. b)… …   Wiktionary

• internecine — [[t]ɪ̱ntə(r)ni͟ːsaɪn, AM siːn[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n An internecine conflict, war, or quarrel is one which takes place between opposing groups within a country or organization. [FORMAL] The whole episode has drawn attention again to internecine strife… …   English dictionary

• internecine — adjective formal internecine fighting, disputes etc happen between members of the same group or nation: bitter internecine strife …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• strife — n. 1) to cause, create strife 2) bitter; communal; domestic; factional; industrial; internal; internecine; sectarian strife 3) strife among, between; in (to create strife between two sisters) * * * [straɪf] between communal domestic factional… …   Combinatory dictionary

• internecine — adj. Internecine is used with these nouns: ↑feud, ↑strife, ↑struggle, ↑warfare …   Collocations dictionary

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