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rebellions

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re⋅bel⋅lion

  [ri-bel-yuhn]
–noun
1. open, organized, and armed resistance to one's government or ruler.
2. resistance to or defiance of any authority, control, or tradition.
3. the act of rebelling.
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Origin:
1300–50; ME rebellioun < OF < L rebelliōn- (s. of rebelliō), equiv. to rebell(āre) to rebel + -iōn- -ion

Synonyms:
1. mutiny, sedition. 2. insubordination, disobedience.
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re·bel·lion   (rĭ-běl'yən)   
n.  

  1. Open, armed, and organized resistance to a constituted government.

  2. An act or a show of defiance toward an authority or established convention.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin rebelliō, rebelliōn-, from rebellāre, to rebel; see rebel.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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