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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
intransigent /ɪnˈtransɪdʒ(ə)nt, -ˈtrɑː-, -nz-/
adjective unwilling to change one's views or to agree. noun an intransigent person.
– derivatives
intransigence noun,
intransigency noun,
intransigently adverb.
– origin C19: from Fr. intransigeant, from Sp. los intransigentes (a name adopted by extreme republicans); based on L. in- ‘not’ + transigere ‘come to an understanding’.



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