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faction
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?fæk.??n/, /?fæk.?n?/
- Rhymes: -æk??n
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Middle French faction, from Latin facti? (“a group of people acting together, a political faction”), noun of process from perfect passive participle factus, from faci? (“do, make”). Doublet of fashion.
Noun
faction (countable and uncountable, plural factions)
- (countable) A group of people, especially within a political organization, which expresses a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group.
- (uncountable) Strife; discord.
- 1805, Johann Georg Cleminius, Englisches Lesebuch für Kaufleute, pg. 188:
- Publick [sic] affairs soon fell into the utmost confusion, and in this state of faction and perplexity, the island continued, until its re-capture by the French in 1779.
- 2001, Odd Magne Bakke, "Concord and Peace": A Rhetorical Analysis of the First Letter of Clement With an Emphasis on the Language of Unity and Sedition, publ. Mohr Siebeck, ?ISBN, pg. 89:
- He asks the audience if they believe that they will be more loved by the gods if the city is in a state of faction than if they govern the city with good order and concord.
- 1805, Johann Georg Cleminius, Englisches Lesebuch für Kaufleute, pg. 188:
Derived terms
- factional
- factionalize
Related terms
Translations
See also
- splinter group
Etymology 2
Blend of fact +? fiction.
Noun
faction (uncountable)
- A form of literature, film etc., that treats real people or events as if they were fiction; a mix of fact and fiction
Derived terms
- science faction
Related terms
- fact
- fiction
See also
- Non-fiction novel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin facti?, facti?nem. Compare façon, which is inherited rather than borrowed.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fak.sj??/
Noun
faction f (plural factions)
- act of keeping watch
- a watchman
- (politics) a faction; specifically one which causes trouble
Further reading
- “faction” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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fraternity
English
Etymology
From Middle English fraternite, borrowed from Old French fraternité, from Latin fr?ternit?s, ultimately from fr?ter (“brother”).
Noun
fraternity (countable and uncountable, plural fraternities)
- The quality of being brothers or brotherly; brotherhood.
- A group of people associated for a common purpose.
- (US) A social organization of male students at a college or university; usually identified by Greek letters.
Synonyms
- brotherhood
- community
Antonyms
- disfavor
Related terms
- fraternal
- fraternise, fraternize
- fratricide
- fraternity house
- sorority
Translations
See also
- sorority
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