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JACOBINICAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Jacobinical mean?
• JACOBINICAL (adjective)
The adjective JACOBINICAL has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to the Jacobins of the French Revolution
Familiarity information: JACOBINICAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the Jacobins of the French Revolution
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
Jacobinic; Jacobinical
Context example:
Jacobinic terrorism
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)
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