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rebellion
What does rebellion mean?
rebellion (noun): armed resistance to an established government or ruler.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use rebellion in a sentence?
How do you pronounce rebellion?
/ɹɪˈbɛliən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does rebellion come from?
From Middle English rebellioun, rebellion, from Old French rebellion, from Latin rebelliō.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to rebellion
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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armed resistance to an established government or ruler
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something given to another voluntarily, without charge
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a large number of things or people considered together
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true facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality
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