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De - Pt| English Dictionary: defiance | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for defiance | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Defiance \De*fi"ance\, n. [OF. defiance, desfiance, challenge, fr. desfier to challenge, F. d[82]fier. See {Defy}.] 1. The act of defying, putting in opposition, or provoking to combat; a challenge; a provocation; a summons to combat. A war without a just defiance made. --Dryden. Stood for her cause, and flung defiance down. --Tennyson. 2. A state of opposition; willingness to flight; disposition to resist; contempt of opposition. He breathed defiance to my ears. --Shak. 3. A casting aside; renunciation; rejection. [Obs.] [bd]Defiance to thy kindness.[b8] --Ford. {To bid defiance}, {To set at defiance}, to defy; to disregard recklessly or contemptuously. --Locke. | |
| From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
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Defiance, IA (city, FIPS 19585) Location: 41.82545 N, 95.33926 W Population (1990): 312 (129 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Defiance, MO Zip code(s): 63341 Defiance, OH (city, FIPS 21308) Location: 41.28117 N, 84.36190 W Population (1990): 16768 (6475 housing units) Area: 22.5 sq km (land), 1.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 43512 | |
