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Pat’s Word of the Day: Revanche

WRBH Volunteer and Resident Wordsmith Pat Ammon brings us a featured word of the day each Wednesday. Today’s word is…

Revanche
noun:

a. the act of retaliating; revenge.
b. a usual political policy, as of a nation or an ethnic group, intended to regain lost territory or standing.

paysans
17th century French engraving: “La Revanche des Paysans” or “The Revenge of the Peasants.” Courtesy of Jacques Callot.

 

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