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bel⋅li⋅cose
[bel-i-kohs] 
ɪˌkoʊs
–adjective
| inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious. |
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| bel·li·cose (běl'ĭ-kōs') adj. Warlike or hostile in manner or temperament. See Synonyms at belligerent. [Middle English, from Latin bellicōsus, from bellicus, of war, from bellum, war.] bel'li·cose'ly adv., bel'li·cos'i·ty (-kŏs'ĭ-tē), bel'li·cose'ness n. |
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Bellicose
Bel"li*cose`\, a. [L. bellicosus, fr. bellicus of war, fr. bellum war. See Duel.] Inclined to war or contention; warlike; pugnacious. Arnold was, in fact, in a bellicose vein. --W. Irving.
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Language Translation for : bellicose
Spanish:
belicoso,
German:
kriegerisch,
Japanese:
好戦的な
bellicose
1432, from L. bellicosus, from bellicus "of war," from bellum "war." Bellona was the name of the Roman goddess of war.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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