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sortie (n.)
"attack of the besieged upon the besiegers," 1778, from French sortie (16c.), literally "a going out," noun use of fem. past participle of sortir "go out," from Vulgar Latin *surctire, from Latin surrectus, past participle of surgere "rise up" (see surge (n.)).
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Definitions of sortie
Dictionary entries near sortie
sorrel
sorrow
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SOS
so-so
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