talion

English

Etymology

From Middle French talion, from Latin talis (“such”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtalɪən/

Noun

talion (uncountable)

1. Retaliation; retribution.
   • 1973, Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow:

     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.

Anagrams

• Latino, Latino-, Natoli, NoLIta, latino, lation

Esperanto

Noun

talion

1. accusative singular of talio

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French talion, borrowed from Latin taliōnem, from talis (“such”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.ljɔ̃/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Noun

talion m (uncountable)

1. retaliation
2. (law) a punishment equal to the injury sustained

Further reading

• “talion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.