English Dictionary (1-1 of 1)
- war
- [wɔː]
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- 1. open armed conflict between two or more parties, nations, or states
- 2. a particular armed conflict
- 3. the techniques of armed conflict as a study, science, or profession
- 4. any conflict or contest
- 5.
of, relating to, resulting from, or characteristic of war
- 6.
to conduct a war
- 7. C12: from Old Northern French werre (variant of Old French guerre ), of Germanic origin; related to Old High German werra
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he saw action in the war
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the aftermath of war
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war is alien to his philosophy
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a bloody war
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the war was carried into enemy territory
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