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Webster 1913 Edition


Internecine

Inˊter-ne′cine

,
Adj.
[L.
internecinus
deadly, murderous, fr.
internecare
to kill, to slaughter;
inter
between +
necare
to kill; akin to Gr. [GREEK] dead. See
Necromancy
.]
1.
Involving, or accompanied by, mutual slaughter; mutually destructive.
Internecine
quarrels, horrible tumults, stain the streets with blood.
Motley.

Webster 1828 Edition


Internecine

INTERNE'CINE

,
Adj.
[L. internecinus, interneco, to kill; inter and neco.] Deadly; destructive. [Little used.]