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factional en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈfæk.ʃən.əl/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From faction + -al.

Meanings

  1. Of, pertaining to, or composed of factions.
    • If successful, Claypoole's election would elevate Pollack even further above the city's other bosslets and aggravate the factional tensions that had divided the city council since Thomas D'Alesandro, Pollack's candidate, had become mayor. 2017, Matthew A. Crenson, Baltimore: A Political History, page 419:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most factional Degree=Sup lexicographic
more factional Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

factionalization · factionalist · interfactional · factionalize · factionally · multifactional · unfactional · factionalism · factionalise · intrafactional

Translations (2)

de Fraktions- (of, pertaining to, or composed of factions) · es faccional (of, pertaining to, or composed of factions)