Babeuf

[ ba-bœf ]

/ baˈbœf /

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noun

Fran·çois No·ël

[frahn-swa noh-el], /frɑ̃ˈswa noʊˈɛl/, Gracchus Babeuf, 1760–97, French revolutionary.

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Origin of Babeuf

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby Babeuf

Babès-Ernst body, babesia, Babesia microti, babesiosis, Babette, Babeuf, Bābī, Babia Góra, Babian Jiang, babiche, babies'-breath

How to use Babeuf in a sentence

Babeuf and Darthe, the principal leaders were secured and executed, which completely crushed the Jacobin power.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
The defect in principle of the Constitution was the origin of Babeuf's conspiracy.
The Writings Of Thomas Paine, Volume III.|Thomas Paine
On the eve of the Revolution Babeuf was in the employ of a land surveyor at Roye.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1|Various
It was the attempts of the Directory to deal with this economic crisis that gave Babeuf his real historic importance.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1|Various

With the development of the economic crisis, however, Babeuf's influence increased.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Babeuf

Babeuf

/ (French babœf) /

noun

François Noël (frɑ̃swa nɔɛl) 1760–97, French political agitator: plotted unsuccessfully to destroy the Directory and establish a communistic system

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