revanche

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revanche

  • /ɹəˈvɑnt͡ʃ/ US
  • /ɹəˈvænt͡ʃ/ US
  • /ɹəˈvɑ̃ʃ/ US

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Borrowed from French revanche. Doublet of revenge.

noun revanches

  1. countable, uncountable Revenge or retaliation.
  2. countable, uncountable The political policy of regaining lost territory.

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noun revenge or retaliation

Françaisrevanche
DeutschRevanche, Rache
Русскийрева́нш revánš, месть mestʹ

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"revanche." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/revanche. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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revanche. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/revanche

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"revanche." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/revanche.

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@misc{revanche_2026,
  title = {revanche},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/revanche},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}