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untreasonable
trea·son·a·ble
/
ˈtri
zə
nə
bəl
/
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tree
-z
uh
-n
uh
-b
uh
l
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adjective
1.
of the
nature
of
treason
.
2.
involving
treason
; traitorous.
Origin:
1325–75;
Middle English
tresonabill.
See
treason
,
able
Related forms
trea·son·a·bly,
adverb
non·trea·son·a·ble,
adjective
non·trea·son·a·ble·ness,
noun
non·trea·son·a·b·ly,
adverb
un·trea·son·a·ble,
adjective
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treason
(ˈtriːz
ə
n)
—
n
1.
violation or betrayal of the allegiance that a person owes his sovereign or his country, esp by attempting to overthrow the government; high treason
2.
any treachery or betrayal
[C13: from Old French
traïson
, from Latin
trāditiō
a handing over; see
tradition
,
traditor
]
'treasonable
—
adj
'treasonous
—
adj
'treasonableness
—
n
'treasonably
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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