warfare

[ wawr-fair ]

/ ˈwɔrˌfɛər /

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noun

the process of military struggle between two nations or groups of nations; war.

armed conflict between two massed enemies, armies, or the like.

conflict, especially when vicious and unrelenting, between competitors, political rivals, etc.

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Origin of warfare

1425–75; late Middle English werefare, i.e., a faring forth to war; see war¹, fare

OTHER WORDS FROM warfare

sem·i·war·fare, noun

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How to use warfare in a sentence

Soon the implications for warfare occupied everybody’s attention.
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History has suggested ancient societies left warfare to men.
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There’ll be global shortages leading to warfare breaking out all over the world.
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The priority that the regime places on cyber warfare is made clear by its recruiting.
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Mired in ideological warfare, America faces her most formidable opponent yet— herself.
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They were making it up as they went along, and creating a new kind of warfare.
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Think advanced unmanned vehicles, all-aspect, broadband stealth, and undersea warfare.
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I never had to fight again except as an unwilling participant in our foreign warfare.
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It is true that they wanted the picturesque splendour of ancient warfare.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
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Asbestos|Robert H. Jones
Balfour Browne and Littler now conducted the warfare on either side, and keenly they fought.
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Organisation was his first work, and his former experience of irregular warfare in Poland stood him in good stead.
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British Dictionary definitions for warfare

warfare

/ (ˈwɔːˌfɛə) /

noun

the act, process, or an instance of waging war

conflict, struggle, or strife

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