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Radicle

/ˈɹædɪkəl/

(historical: 19th-century Britain) A member of the most progressive wing of the Liberal Party; someone favouring social reform (but generally stopping short of socialism).

📖 Definitions of "Radicle"

noun
  1. 1

    (historical: 19th-century Britain) A member of the most progressive wing of the Liberal Party; someone favouring social reform (but generally stopping short of socialism).

  2. 2

    (historical: early 20th-century France) A member of an influential, centrist political party favouring moderate social reform, a republican constitution, and secular politics.

  3. 3

    A person with radical opinions.

  4. 4

    A root (of a number or quantity).

noun
  1. 1

    The rudimentary shoot of a plant which supports the cotyledons in the seed, and from which the root is developed downward; the root of the embryo.

  2. 2

    A rootlet.

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