Usually means: Deliberate eradication of a language.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (linguicide)

▸ noun:  The death of a language, either naturally or from political causes.

Similar:
literacide, libricide, self-death, suicide, culturicide, religicide, liquidation, asinicide, self-killing, humanicide, more...

Opposite:
language revival

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Similar:
literacide, libricide, self-death, suicide, culturicide, religicide, liquidation, asinicide, self-killing, humanicide, more...

Opposite:
language revival



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