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factional

[ fak-shuh-nl ]
/ Ë?fæk Ê?É™ nl /
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adjective

of a faction or factions.
self-interested; partisan: Factional interests had obstructed justice.

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Origin of factional

First recorded in 1640–50; faction1 + -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM factional

fac·tion·al·ism, nounfac·tion·al·ist, nounin·ter·fac·tion·al, adjectiveun·fac·tion·al, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH factional

1. factional , factious, factitious2. factional , fictional3. factional , fractional
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