internecion

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  1. General slaughter or destruction. [Rare.] The number of internecions and slaughters would exceed all arithmetical calculation. Sir M. Hale, Orig. of Mankind, p. 215.

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  1. from Latin internecio(n-), internicio(n-), slaughter, destruction, from internecare, slaughter, kill, from inter, between, + necare, kill.
 

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