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JACOBINICAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the Jacobins of the French Revolution
Example:
Jacobinic terrorism
Synonyms:
Jacobinic; Jacobinical
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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Jacobin (a member of the radical movement that instituted the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution)
Derivation:
Jacobin (a member of the radical movement that instituted the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution)