Definition of Internicine
In`ter*ne"cine (?), a. [L.
internecinus deadly, murderous, fr. internecare to
kill, to slaughter; inter between + necare to kill;
akin to Gr. &?; dead. See Necromancy.] Involving, or
accompanied by, mutual slaughter; mutually destructive.
Internecine quarrels, horrible tumults, stain
the streets with blood. Motley.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- 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.
- 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.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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