Multiple choice

Directions: Find an appropriate word from the given options to replace the following phrase.

Murder of a brother

  1. Fratricide

  2. Patricide

  3. Matricide

  4. None of these
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Explanation

Fratricide means the killing of one's brother. The prefix 'frater-' is Latin for brother, as seen in 'fraternal' (brotherly). Similarly, 'patricide' is killing one's father, and 'matricide' is killing one's mother - all from Latin roots.

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