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war
1[ wawr ]
/ wɔr /
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noun
verb (used without object), warred, war·ring.
adjective
of, belonging to, used in, or due to war: war preparations; war hysteria.
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Origin of war
1First recorded before 1150; Middle English noun wer(re), war(re), late Old English werre, wyrre, from Old North French wer(r)e, waire, from Old Frankish werra (unrecorded), from Germanic; cognate with Old High German werra, Middle Low German, Middle Dutch werre “strife, discord”; verb derivative of the noun; akin to war2, worse
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Other definitions for war (2 of 3)
war2
[ wahr ]
/ wɑr /
adjective, adverb Scot. and North England.
worse.
Origin of war
2Other definitions for war (3 of 3)
war.
abbreviation
warrant.
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British Dictionary definitions for war (1 of 2)
war
/ (wɔː) /
noun
verb wars, warring or warred
(intr) to conduct a war
Word Origin for war
C12: from Old Northern French werre (variant of Old French guerre), of Germanic origin; related to Old High German werra
British Dictionary definitions for war (2 of 2)
War.
abbreviation for
Warwickshire
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