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mu·tiny (myo̵̅o̅t′'n ē)

noun pl. mutinies -·nies

revolt against and, often, forcible resistance to constituted authority; esp., rebellion of soldiers or sailors against their officers

Etymology: < earlier mutine, to rebel < Fr mutiner < OFr mutin, mutinous < meute, a revolt < LL *movita, movement, ult. < L movere, move

intransitive verb mutinied -·nied, mutinying -·ny·ing

to participate in a mutiny; revolt against constituted authority

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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