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military
[ mil-i-ter-ee ]
adjective
- of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy:
from civilian to military life.
- of, for, or pertaining to war:
military preparedness.
- of or relating to soldiers.
Synonyms: ,
- befitting, characteristic of, or noting a soldier:
a military bearing.
- following the life of a soldier:
a military career.
- performed by soldiers:
military duty.
noun
- the military,
- the military establishment of a nation; the armed forces.
- military personnel, especially commissioned officers, taken collectively:
the bar, the press, and the military.
military
/ ˈmɪlɪtərɪ; -trɪ /
adjective
- of or relating to the armed forces (esp the army), warlike matters, etc
- of, characteristic of, or about soldiers
noun
- the militarythe armed services (esp the army)
Derived Forms
- ˈٲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ··ٲ·· [mil-i-, tair, -, uh, -lee, mil, -i-ter-, uh, -lee], adverb
- i·ٲi·Ա noun
- t·i·ٲy adjective
- ԴDz·i·ٲy adjective
- ·i·ٲy adjective
- ·i·ٲy adjective
- d·i·ٲi· adverb
- d·i·ٲy adjective
- ܲȴ-i·ٲy adjective
- p·i·ٲy adjective noun
- ܲm··ٲi· adverb
- ܲ·i·ٲy adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of military1
Example Sentences
The program brought together a Marine Corps band that was dissolved as part of the administration’s purge of diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the military.
On Friday, I attended a ceremony at a Moscow military park symbolising this.
On top of that, he's put the U.S. military in the hands of a weekend TV show host so out of his depth that even his closest allies are abandoning ship.
Friday's car explosion is not the first time Russian military figures have been attacked since the start of the war but targeted assassinations in Moscow are rare.
The George W. Bush administration relied on this authority to hold detainees at a U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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