Etymology

sedition

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Today it means: Organized incitement of rebellion or civil disorder against authority or the state, usually by speech or writing. Full definition →

Old French sedicion ← Latin sēditiō
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  1. Latin · derived fromsēditiō“sedition, discord”
  2. Old French · derived fromsedicion
  3. English todaysedition

From Old French sedicion, from Latin sēditiō (“sedition, discord”), from sēd- (“apart”) (an alternative form of sē-) + itiō (“going”).

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