 reign_of_terror |
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| 1. | [ noun ] any period of brutal suppression resembling the French Reign of Terror | |
| Related terms: | reign | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (history) the historic period (1793-94) during the French Revolution when thousands were executed | |
| Examples: | "the Reign of the Bourbons ended and the Reign of Terror began" |
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| Related terms: | age historic_period | |
