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Babeuf

American  
[ba-bœf] / baˈbœf /

noun

  1. François Noël Gracchus Babeuf, 1760–97, French revolutionary.

Babeuf British  
/ babœf /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Babeuf

First recorded in 1840–50

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