military

[ mil-i-ter-ee ]
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adjective
  1. of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.

  2. of, for, or pertaining to war: military preparedness.

  1. of or relating to soldiers.

  2. befitting, characteristic of, or noting a soldier: a military bearing.

  3. following the life of a soldier: a military career.

  4. performed by soldiers: military duty.

noun,plural mil·i·tar·ies, mil·i·tar·y.
  1. 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.

Origin of military

1
1575–85; <Latin mīlitāri(s), equivalent to mīlit- (stem of mīles) soldier + -āris-ary

Other words for military

Other words from military

  • mil·i·tar·i·ly [mil-i-tair-uh-lee, mil-i-ter-uh-lee], /ˌmɪl ɪˈtɛər ə li, ˈmɪl ɪˌtɛr ə li/, adverb
  • mil·i·tar·i·ness, noun
  • an·ti·mil·i·tar·y, adjective
  • non·mil·i·tar·y, adjective
  • pre·mil·i·tar·y, adjective
  • pro·mil·i·tar·y, adjective
  • pseu·do·mil·i·tar·i·ly, adverb
  • pseu·do·mil·i·tar·y, adjective
  • qua·si-mil·i·tar·y, adjective
  • su·per·mil·i·tar·y, adjective, noun
  • un·mil·i·tar·i·ly, adverb
  • un·mil·i·tar·y, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for military

military

/ (ˈmɪlɪtərɪ, -trɪ) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to the armed forces (esp the army), warlike matters, etc

  2. of, characteristic of, or about soldiers

nounplural -taries or -tary
  1. the military the armed services (esp the army)

Origin of military

1
C16: via French from Latin mīlitāris, from mīles soldier

Derived forms of military

  • militarily, adverb

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