{"id":4551,"date":"2025-06-06T15:00:40","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T15:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diznr.com\/?p=4551"},"modified":"2025-06-06T15:00:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T15:00:40","slug":"oxford-english-dictionaryoed-how-to-pronounce-patricide-with-meaning-definition-and","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/pdf\/oxford-english-dictionaryoed-how-to-pronounce-patricide-with-meaning-definition-and\/","title":{"rendered":"OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY[OED]- HOW TO PRONOUNCE PATRICIDE – WITH MEANING AND DEFINITION"},"content":{"rendered":"

OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY[OED]- HOW TO PRONOUNCE PATRICIDE – WITH MEANING AND DEFINITION<\/p>\n

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Oxford English Dictionary (OED) \u2013 Word: “Patricide”<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Word:<\/strong> Patricide<\/strong> (noun<\/em>)
Pronunciation:<\/strong> \/\u02c8p\u00e6tr\u026asa\u026ad\/<\/strong> (PAT-ri-side)
Phonetic Spelling:<\/strong> PAT-ri-sahyd<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Meaning & Definition:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The act of killing one’s own father.<\/strong>
Example:<\/em> “The novel revolves around a prince accused of patricide<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

A person who kills their father.<\/strong>
Example:<\/em> “He was labeled a patricide<\/strong> after the tragic incident.”<\/p>\n

\u00a0Word Origin:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  • Derived from Latin<\/strong>: pater<\/em> (father) + -cide<\/em> (killing).<\/li>\n
  • Similar to matricide<\/strong> (killing one’s mother) & fratricide<\/strong> (killing one’s brother).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    How to Pronounce it Correctly?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • Break it down: PAT-ri-side<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • Emphasize the first syllable: PAT<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • Say “tri”<\/strong> like “tree” but shorter.<\/li>\n
    • End with “-cide”<\/strong> like “side.”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Would you like an audio pronunciation or more word breakdowns?<\/p>\n

      Here’s the pronunciation and meaning of “patricide”<\/strong> from the Oxford English Dictionary (OED)<\/em> style:<\/p>\n

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      \ud83d\udcd6 Word:<\/strong> Patricide<\/em><\/h3>\n

      \ud83d\udccc Pronunciation:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

      UK:<\/strong> \/\u02c8p\u00e6tr\u026asa\u026ad\/
      US:<\/strong> \/\u02c8p\u00e6tr\u0259\u02ccsa\u026ad\/<\/p>\n

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      \ud83d\udd0a Phonetic: PAT-ri-syde<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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      \ud83d\udcd9 Meaning & Definition:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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      1. \n

        Noun<\/strong>
        a.<\/strong> The act of killing one\u2019s own father.
        b.<\/strong> A person who kills his or her own father.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        \ud83e\udde0 Example Sentences:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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          The ancient myth tells of a son guilty of patricide.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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          He was tried and convicted of patricide.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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          Would you like the pronunciation as audio<\/strong>, a Hindi translation<\/strong>, or a video reference<\/strong> as well?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY[OED]- HOW TO PRONOUNCE PATRICIDE – WITH MEANING AND DEFINITION [fvplayer id=”824″] Oxford English Dictionary (OED) \u2013 Word: “Patricide” Word: Patricide (noun)Pronunciation: \/\u02c8p\u00e6tr\u026asa\u026ad\/ (PAT-ri-side)Phonetic Spelling: PAT-ri-sahyd \u00a0Meaning & Definition: The act of killing one’s own father.Example: “The novel revolves around a prince accused of patricide.” A person who kills their father.Example: “He was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spoken-english-vocabulary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/pdf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/pdf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/pdf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/pdf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/pdf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4551"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/pdf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4551\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/pdf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/pdf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/pdf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}