INSURGENCE

insurgency, insurgence

(noun) an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

insurgence (plural insurgences)

An uprising or rebellion; an insurrection

Source: Wiktionary


In*sur"gence, In*sur"gen*cy, n.

Definition: A state of insurrection; an uprising; an insurrection. A moral insurgence in the minds of grave men against the Court of Rome. G. Eliot.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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