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GENOCIDE
Definition of GENOCIDE
noun
The systematic and deliberate destruction of a group of people; typically by killing substantial numbers of them, on the basis of their ethnicity, religion, nationality, or similar grounds.
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Where it comes from
From the stem of Ancient Greek γένος (génos, “race, kind”) (cognate with Latin gēns (“tribe, clan”), whence genus), corresponding to geno- + -cide (“killing”). Piecewise doublet of gendercide. Compare genticide. Coined by Polish Jewish lawyer Raphael Lemkin in 1943 or 1944 in reference to the Armenian Genocide (then known by other names; for more information, see Terminology of the Armenian genocide on Wikipedia), massacres of Assyrians (such as the Simele massacre and Seyfo) and the Jewish Holocaust.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Ancient Greek
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (10,004)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GENOCIDE · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names Polish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GENOCIDE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 39 boards so far. 103 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 23, 12 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GENOCIDE starts with G and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CDEEGINO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start GENOCI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found GENOCIDE?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 23 - and most players walked straight past it.
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