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Definition of: rebellion
(ri·bel′yən) noun
1. The act of rebelling.
2. Organized resistance to a government or to any lawful authority. See synonyms under REVOLUTION.
—the Rebellion The American Civil War. [<OF <L rebellio, -onis]
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