| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | in·sur·gent |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   n-sûr j nt |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Rising in revolt against established authority, especially a government. 2. Rebelling against the leadership of a political party. | | NOUN: | One who is insurgent. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin  nsurg ns, nsurgent-, present participle of nsurgere, to rise up : in-, intensive pref.; see in–2 + surgere, to rise; see surge. | | OTHER FORMS: | in·surgent·ly —ADVERB
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