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partisan (2)

par·ti·san [ prtiz'n, prti zàn ] (plural par·ti·sans) or par·ti·zan [ prtiz'n, prti zàn ] (plural par·ti·zans)


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weapon with long shaft: a weapon with a long shaft and a blade, used in the 16th and 17th centuries

[Mid-16th century. Via French< obsolete Italian dialect partesana, form (agreeing with arma "weapon") of partisano (see partisan1)]
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