Decemberist

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A form of Decembrist — A participant in, or sympathizer with, the Decembrist revolt.

OriginEnglish December ← Middle English December ← Old French decembre →
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Meanings

nounDecemberist (plural Decemberists)

plural Decemberists

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Decembrist.
adjectiveDecemberist (comparative more Decemberist, superlative most Decemberist)

comparative more Decemberist · superlative most Decemberist

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Decembrist.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*déḱm̥
  2. Proto-Italic*dekəm
  3. Latindecem
  4. LatinDecember
  5. Latindecembrem
  6. Old Frenchdecembre
  7. Middle EnglishDecember
  8. EnglishDecember
  9. EnglishDecemberist

From December + -ist.

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Cite this entry
APA

Decemberist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Decemberist

MLA

“Decemberist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Decemberist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Decemberist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Decemberist.

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