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CORDAY
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• CORDAY (noun)
The noun CORDAY has 1 sense:
1. French revolutionary heroine (a Girondist) who assassinated Marat (1768-1793)
Familiarity information: CORDAY used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
French revolutionary heroine (a Girondist) who assassinated Marat (1768-1793)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Charlotte Corday; Corday; Marie Anne Charlotte Corday d'Armont
Instance hypernyms:
revolutionary; revolutionist; subversive; subverter (a radical supporter of political or social revolution)
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