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- 5 dictionary resultsmil⋅i⋅tar⋅y
[mil-i-ter-ee] 
ɪˌtɛr
adjective, noun, plural -tar⋅ies, -tar⋅y.–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. |
| 3. | of or pertaining to soldiers. |
| 4. | befitting, characteristic of, or noting a soldier: a military bearing. |
| 5. | following the life of a soldier: a military career. |
| 6. | performed by soldiers: military duty. |
–noun
| 7. | the military,
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Related forms:
mil⋅i⋅tar⋅i⋅ly [mil-i-tair-uh-lee, mil-i-ter-uh-lee] , adverb
[mil-i-tair-uh-lee, mil-i-ter-uh-lee] , adverb mil⋅i⋅tar⋅i⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
3. soldierly, soldierlike, martial.
3. soldierly, soldierlike, martial.
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| mil·i·tar·y (mĭl'ĭ-těr'ē) adj.
[Middle English, from Latin mīlitāris, from mīles, mīlit-, soldier.] mil'i·tar'i·ly (-târ'ə-lē) adv. |
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Military
Mil"i*ta*ry\, a. [L. militaris, militarius, from miles, militis, soldier: cf. F. militaire.]1. Of or pertaining to soldiers, to arms, or to war; belonging to, engaged in, or appropriate to, the affairs of war; as, a military parade; military discipline; military bravery; military conduct; military renown. Nor do I, as an enemy to peace, Troop in the throngs of military men. --Shak. 2. Performed or made by soldiers; as, a military election; a military expedition. --Bacon. Military law. See Martial law, under Martial. Military order. (a) A command proceeding from a military superior. (b) An association of military persons under a bond of certain peculiar rules; especially, such an association of knights in the Middle Ages, or a body in modern times taking a similar form, membership of which confers some distinction. Military tenure, tenure of land, on condition of performing military service.Military
Mil"i*ta*ry\, n. [Cf. F. militaire.] The whole body of soldiers; soldiery; militia; troops; the army.
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Language Translation for : Military
Spanish:
militar,
German:
militärisch,
Japanese:
軍の
military
1460, from M.Fr. militaire, from L. militaris "of soldiers or war," from miles (gen. militis) "soldier," perhaps ult. from Etruscan, or else meaning "one who marches in a troop," and thus connected to Skt. melah "assembly," Gk. homilos "assembled crowd, throng." The noun sense of "soldiers generally" is attested from 1757. Military-industrial complex coined 1961 in farewell speech of U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower. Militarism is first recorded 1864, from Fr. militarisme.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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