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subversion definition

sub·ver·sion (səb vʉr′z̸hən, -s̸hən)

noun

a subverting or being subverted; ruin; overthrow

Etymology: OFr < L subversio

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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