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factiousness
Variant of factious
factious
definition
fac·tious (fak′s̸həs)
adjective
- producing or tending to produce faction; causing dissension
- produced or characterized by faction
Etymology: L factiosus < factio
Related Forms:
- factiously fac′·tiously adverb
- factiousness fac′·tious·ness noun
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