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sans-cu•lotte



Pronunciation: (sanz"kyoo-lot', -koo-; Fr. sän-ky-lôt'), [key]
n.,
pl. sans-cu•lottesPronunciation: (sanz"kyoo-lots', -koo-; Fr. sän-ky-lôt'). [key]

1. (in the French Revolution) a revolutionary of the poorer class: originally a term of contempt applied by the aristocrats but later adopted as a popular name by the revolutionaries.
2. any extreme republican or revolutionary.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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