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dissident
What does dissident mean?
dissident (adjective): characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce dissident?
/ˈdɪsədɪnt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does dissident come from?
From Latin dissidēns, present participle of dissideō (“to sit apart; to disagree”), from dis- (“asunder, apart, in two”) + sedeō (“to sit”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “dissident” mean?
characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards
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having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference
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bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent
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lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
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