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feminine

/reβeˈljon/

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Translation

rebellion

Word origin

From Latin rebellio, from rebellare ('to wage war again'), from re- ('again') plus bellare ('to wage war'), from bellum ('war').

Origin
Latin
Root
rebellio
English cognates
rebellion, rebel

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralrebeliones

Examples

.

The rebellion broke out in the north of the country.

pocas .

The king crushed the rebellion in a few weeks.

gesto normas.

His gesture was an act of rebellion against the rules.

campesinos unieron .

The peasants joined the rebellion.

¡ !

This is a full-blown rebellion!

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This word is part of lesson 80.