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Definition reactionary
Etymology
From French réactionnaire. Used in the time of the French revolution to refer to a person opposing the revolution; as in a person favoring a reaction to the revolution. First known usage in English in a translation of Lazare Carnot's letter on the Conspiracy of the 18th Fructidor published in London, 1799.
Adjective
reactionary (comparative more reactionary, superlative most reactionary)
- Politically favoring a return to a supposed golden age of the past.
- (chemistry) Of, pertaining to, participating in or inducing a chemical reaction.
Noun
reactionary (plural reactionaries)
- One who is opposed to change.
- One who is very conservative.
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