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coup
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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a brilliant and successful action or maneuver.
His breaking of the Nazi codes was a great coup.- similar words:
- achievement, feat
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| definition 2: |
the sudden and forceful attempt of a group, esp. of military or other government personnel, to seize state power; coup d'état.
- similar words:
- revolt
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| related words: |
maneuver, mutiny, trick |
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