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ROBESPIERRE
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• ROBESPIERRE (noun)
The noun ROBESPIERRE has 1 sense:
1. French revolutionary; leader of the Jacobins and architect of the Reign of Terror; was himself executed in a coup d'etat (1758-1794)
Familiarity information: ROBESPIERRE used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
French revolutionary; leader of the Jacobins and architect of the Reign of Terror; was himself executed in a coup d'etat (1758-1794)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Maxmillien Marie Isidore de Robespierre; Robespierre
Instance hypernyms:
revolutionary; revolutionist; subversive; subverter (a radical supporter of political or social revolution)
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