rebelión

/rebeˈljon/ · B2 · noun · f

rebellion

✊ re- (again) + bellum (war) → rebelión = war again, fighting back

Latin rebellio meant renewing a war. The re- prefix means again, and bellum means war (also in English belligerent). A rebelión is a people going back to fight against authority they had accepted.

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