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HUGUENOT
Huguenot
(noun) a French Calvinist of the 16th or 17th centuries
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Hu"gue*not, n. Etym: [F., properly a dim. of Hugues. The name is probably derived from the Christian name (Huguenot) of some person conspicuous as a reformer.] (Eccl. Hist.)
Definition: A French Protestant of the period of the religious wars in France in the 16th century.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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