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JACOBINICAL

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Of or relating to the Jacobins of the French Revolution

Example:

Jacobinic terrorism

Synonyms:

Jacobinic; Jacobinical

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Jacobin (a member of the radical movement that instituted the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution)

Derivation:

Jacobin (a member of the radical movement that instituted the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution)

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