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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
factious /ˈfakʃəs/

▶adjective relating or inclined to dissension.

– derivatives
factiously adverb,
factiousness noun.

– origin C16: from Fr. factieux or L. factiosus, from factio (see faction1).

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