internecine
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From Latin internecīvus, deadly, alternatively, Latin inter (between) and necare (to slay).
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internecine (not comparable)
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- 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.
- Characterized by struggle within a group, usually applied to an ethnic or familial relationship.
- The Mongol people were plagued by internecine conflict until Genghis Khan unified them and focused their aggression outwards on other peoples.
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