Talion

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun

English

Etymology

Old French, from Latin talis ‘such’.

Pronunciation

IPA: /'tælɪən/

Noun

talion (uncountable)

1. retaliation

   • 1973: Simple talion may be fine for wartime, but politics between wars demands symmetry and a more elegant idea of justice, even to the point of masquerading, a bit decadently, as mercy. — Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow

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