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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or characteristic of members of the armed forces: a military bearing; military attire.
  2. adjective Performed or supported by the armed forces: military service.
  3. adjective Of or relating to war: military operations.

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Words tagged military

abjuration · admiral · allonge · ambuscade · amusette · anabasis · appel · appui · armament · armory · arquebus · artillerist · bashi-bazouk · bastion · battailous · battalion

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  1. Middle English, from Latin mīlitāris, from mīles, mīlit-, soldier.

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  1. Formerly also militar; = French militaire = Spanish Portuguese militar = Italian militare, from Latin militaris, rarely militarius, of or belonging to soldiers or war, warlike, from miles (milit-), Old Latin meiles, a soldier.
 

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/ˈmɪlɪtəri/
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