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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Internecine \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: internecine adj 1: (of conflict) within a group or organization; "an internecine feud among proxy holders" 2: characterized by bloodshed and carnage for both sides; "internecine war" [syn: {mutually ruinous}]
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