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dissidence

[dis-i-duhns] Origin

dis·si·dence

[dis-i-duhns]
noun
disagreement: political dissidence.

Origin:
1650–60; < Latin dissidentia, equivalent to dissid- (see dissident) + -entia -ence

non·dis·si·dence, noun


See dissent.

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dissident (ˈdɪsɪdənt)
 
adj
1.  disagreeing; dissenting
 
n
2.  a person who disagrees, esp one who disagrees with the government
 
[C16: from Latin dissidēre to be remote from, from dis-1 + sedēre to sit]
 
'dissidence
 
n
 
'dissidently
 
adv

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dissidence
1650s, from L. dissidentia, from dissidere (see dissident).
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