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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Defiance \De*fi"ance\, n. [OF. defiance, desfiance, challenge,
fr desfier to challenge, F. d['e]fier. See {Defy}.]
1. The act of defying, putting in opposition, or provoking to
combat; a challenge; a provocation; a summons to combat.
A war without a just defiance made --Dryden.
Stood for her cause and flung defiance down
--Tennyson.
2. A state of opposition; willingness to flight; disposition
to resist; contempt of opposition.
He breathed defiance to my ears. --Shak.
3. A casting aside; renunciation; rejection. [Obs.]
``Defiance to thy kindness.'' --Ford.
{To bid defiance}, {To set at defiance}, to defy; to
disregard recklessly or contemptuously. --Locke.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
defiance
n 1: intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude [syn: {rebelliousness}]
2: a hostile challenge
3: a defiant act
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Defiance, IA (city, FIPS 19585)
Location: 41.82545 N, 95.33926 W
Population (1990): 312 (129 housing units)
Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Defiance, MO
Zip code(s): 63341
Defiance, OH (city, FIPS 21308)
Location: 41.28117 N, 84.36190 W
Population (1990): 16768 (6475 housing units)
Area: 22.5 sq km (land), 1.3 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 43512
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