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Meaning of UPRISING

Pronunciation:  'up`rIzeeng

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
 
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 Synonyms: insurrection, rebellion, revolt, rising
 
 See Also: battle, conflict, Great Revolt, insurgency, intifada, mutiny, Peasant's Revolt, struggle

 

 

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Up*ris"ing\, n.
1. Act of rising; also, a steep place; an ascent. ``The steep
   uprising of the hill.'' --Shak.
2. An insurrection; a popular revolt. --J. P. Peters.
 

 

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