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factional

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fac·tion 1  (fkshn)
n.
1. A group of persons forming a cohesive, usually contentious minority within a larger group.
2. Conflict within an organization or nation; internal dissension: "Our own beloved country . . . is now afflicted with faction and civil war" Abraham Lincoln.
[French, from Latin facti, factin-, from factus, past participle of facere, to do; see dh- in Indo-European roots.]
faction·al adj.
faction·al·ism n.
faction·al·ly adv.
Translations

factional [ˈfækʃənl] adj (= fighting) → entre distintas facciones
factional [ˈfækʃənl] adj → de factions
factional [ˈfækʃənl] adj [dispute, system] → Fraktions-
factional [ˈfækʃənl] adj factional fighting → scontri mpl tra fazioni


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And so it goes, little family differences for the most part, which, if left unsettled would result finally in greater factional strife, and the eventual dismemberment of the tribe.
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