'ca ira' definitions:

Definition of 'ca ira'

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ca ira \[,c]a" i*ra"\ [F. [,c]a ira, [,c]a ira, les aristocrates [`a] la lanterne, it shall go on, it shall go on, [hang]the arictocrats to the lantern (lamp-post).] The refrain of a famous song of the French Revolution. [1913 Webster]