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Definition: FACTIONARY |
FACTIONARYAdjective1. Belonging to a faction; being a partisan; taking sides. |
Date "FACTIONARY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1608. (references) |
Etymology: Factionary \Fac"tion*a*ry\, adjective. [Compare to the French expression factionnaire, from Latin expression factionarius the head of company of charioteers.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Language | Translations for "FACTIONARY"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | fraksionist. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | actionaryfay.(various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Misspellings | |
"FACTIONARY" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: fectionery. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "FACTIONARY" (pronounced 'Fac"tion*a*ry'): Abbreviatory, Abditory, Abjuratory, Ablutionary, Absolutory, Absolvatory, Acceleratory, Acclamatory, Accusatory, Accustomary, Acetary, Acetimetry, Acidimetry, Acoumetry, Actino-chemistry, Actinometry, Actuary, Additionary, Additory, Adhortatory, Adiaphory, Adjuratory, Adjutory, Admaxillary, Adminiculary, Admissory, Admonitory, Adry, Adstrictory, Adulatory, Advisory, Advocatory, Aerometry, Affirmatory, Alary, Alchemistry, Alcoholometry, Alcoometry, Aldermanry, Aleatory, Aleberry, Alimentary, Alkalimetry, Allegory, Alleviatory, Allodiary, Allusory, Almonry, Almry, Altimetry, Alveary, Alveolary, Amatory, Ambagitory, Ambry, Amburry, Amendatory, Amphigory, Amplificatory, Anabaptistry, Ancestry, Ancientry, Ancillary, Anemometry, Angelolatry, Angry, Annihilatory, Annotatory, Annuary, Annularry, Annulary, Annunciatory, Anthropolatry, Anthropometry, Anticipatory, Antidotary, Antimasonry, Antiphonary, Anury, Apiary, Apomecometry, Apothecary, Appellatory, Applicatory, Apprecatory, Appreciatory, Approbatory, Aratory, Arbitrary, Arborary, Archdeaconry, Areometry, Argentry, Armamentary, Armillary, Armory, Arrectary, Artistry, Aspiratory, Assentatory, Assertory, Asseveratory, Assimilatory, Astrictory, Astrolatry, Astrometry, Astrophotometry, Asymmetry, Atmiatry, Atrabiliary, Attry, Auctary, Auctionary, Augury, Aumbry, Aumery, Auncetry, Auscultatory, Autolatry, Auxiliatory, Aviary, Avowry, Avowtry, Aweary, Awry, Axillary, Babblery, Baboonery, Bachelry, Baculometry, Balladry, Ballatry, Balloonry, Balneary, Balneatory, Baneberry, Baptisteries, Baptistery, Baptistry, Barbary, Barberry, Barometry, Barratry, Barry, Basketry, Bathymetry, Bawdry, Beadlery, Bearberry, Bedelry, Belfry, Benedictionary, Benedictory, Bestiary, Bibitory, Bibliolatry, Bibliothecary, Bicentenary, Bigotry, Bijoutry, Bilberry, Biliary, Biochemistry, Biometry, Bistoury, Blackberry, Blaeberry, Blazonry, Bleaberry, Blindstory, Blomary, Bloomary, Blueberry, Blurry, Bob-cherry, Bogberry, Boilary, Bombastry, Bonitary, Bottomry, BOUNDARY, Boxberry, Breviary, Brothelry, Bummery, Bunchberry, Burglary, Bursary, Cachinnatory, Caducary, Calcinatory, Calculatory, Calendary, Calorimetry, Calumniatory, Calvary, Cambistry, Camelry, Cannonry, Canonry, Cantatory, Caperberry, Captainry, Caravansary, Cardioinhibitory, Cardiometry, Carnary, Carpellary, Carpentry, Cartulary, Cassioberry, Cassowary, Castlery, Casuistry, Category, Cautionary, Cautionry, Cavalry, Cavitary, Cedry, Cementatory, Cenatory, Centaury, Centry, Century, Cephalometry, Cessionary, Chandry, Chantry, Chapelry, Charlatanry, Charry, Chartulary, Cheerry, Chiccory, Chicory, Chivalry, Chlorimetry, Chlorometry, Chokeberry, Chokecherry, Choltry, Chorometry, Choultry, Chowry, Chrismatory, Chronometry, Chylificatory, Ciliary, Cinerary, Circulary, Circumgyratory, Circumlocutory, Citatory, Classificatory, Clerstory, Clinometry, Cloudberry, Coagulatory, Cochleary, Codicillary, Collegatary, Collusory, Collutory, Colorimetry, Columbary, Cometary, Comicry, Commandatory, Commandry, Commemoratory, Commendatary, Commentary, Comminatory, Commissary, Commonitory, Communicatory, Compellatory, Compensatory, Competitory, Complexionary, Complimentary, Compulsatory, Compulsory, Comradery, Concessionary, Concessory, Conchometry, Conchyliometry, Conciliatory, Concionatory, Conclusory, Concretionary, Condemnatory, Conditory, Condolatory, Conductory, Confabulatory, Confectory, Confessary, Confirmatory, Confiscatory, Congiary, Congratulatory, Conjury, Consecratory, Consignatary, Consignatory, Constabulatory, Consuetudinary, Consulary, Consultary, Consultatory, Contrarry, Contributary, Controversary, Conventionary, Coparcenary, Coplatry, Coquetry, Corollary, Correctory, Corrivalry, Corroboratory, Corrobory, Cosmolatry, Cosmometry, Costmary, Cottonary, Cotyledonary, Counterfleury, Counterflory, Cousinry, Coventry, Cowberry, Cowries, Cowry, Coxcombry, Cranberry, Craniometry, Criminatory, Crinatory, Crinitory, Crociary, Crowberry, Crystallometry, Cubatory, Cuckoldry, Culinary, Culpatory, Cursorary, Cursory, Cussuetudinary, Custumary, Cyclometry, Cymry, Dairy, Damnatory, Dangleberry, Dare-deviltry, Datary, Deaconry, Decennary, Deceptory, Decisory, Declamatory, Declaratory, Declinatory, Decretory, Decry, Decury, Deerberry, Defamatory, Defensory, Defiatory, Deglutitory, Dehortatory, Dejectory, Delegatory, Deletory, Delineatory, Delusory, Demissionary, Demonolatry, Demonry, Demonstratory, Dentary, Dentistry, Denunciatory, Dephlegmatory, Depilatory, Depletory, Depositary, Depository, Deprecatory, Depreciatory, Depredatory, Depulsory, Depuratory, Depurgatory. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-f-i-n-o-r-t-y" | |
-2 letters: caryotin, fraction, raincoat. | |
-3 letters: anticar, carnify, carotin, faction, factory, fanatic, frantic, infarct, infract, introfy, ocarina, tyronic. | |
-4 letters: acinar, action, antiar, aortic, arnica, aroint, aroynt, atonic, caftan, cairny, canary, cantor, carina, carton, cation, citron, confit, contra, cortin, crafty, crania, craton, crayon, factor, farina, forint, fracti, notary, notify, ratany, ratify, ration, yantra. | |
-5 letters: acari, acorn, actin, actor, afrit, antic, antra, aorta, atony, atria, cairn, canto, canty, carat, carny, coati, coria, corny, cotan, craft, croft, crony, cyano, cyton, facia, faint, fairy, fancy, farci, farcy, foray, forty, franc, front, infra, intro, irony, naira, narco, naric, nifty, nitro, noria, octan, ontic, orcin, racon, rainy, ratan, ratio, rayon, riant, riata, tafia, taroc, tiara, tonic, toric, train, triac, trona, yonic. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-f-i-n-o-r-t-y" | |
+2 letters: fractionally. | |
+3 letters: anfractuosity. | |
+4 letters: unsatisfactory. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)46 41 43 54 49 4F 4E 41 52 59 |
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)..-. .- -.-. - .. --- -. .- .-. -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000110 01000001 01000011 01010100 01001001 01001111 01001110 01000001 01010010 01011001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)F A C T I O N A R Y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0046 0041 0043 0054 0049 004F 004E 0041 0052 0059 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)40353754434948355259 |
| 1. Definition 2. Translations: Modern 3. Derivations 4. Rhymes | 5. Anagrams 6. Orthography 7. Bibliography |
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