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mar⋅tial

  [mahr-shuhl]
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–adjective
1. inclined or disposed to war; warlike: The ancient Romans were a martial people.
2. of, suitable for, or associated with war or the armed forces: martial music.
3. characteristic of or befitting a warrior: a martial stride.
Origin:
1325–75; ME < L Mārtiālis of, belonging to Mars, equiv. to Mārti- (s. of Mārs) + -ālis -al 1

Related forms:
mar⋅tial⋅ism, noun
mar⋅tial⋅ist, noun
mar⋅tial⋅ly, adverb
mar⋅tial⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
2. military, soldierly.
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Mar⋅tial

  [mahr-shuhl]
–noun
(Marcus Valerius Martialis) a.d. 43?–104?, Roman epigrammatist, born in Spain.
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mar·tial   (mär'shəl)   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or suggestive of war.

  2. Relating to or connected with the armed forces or the profession of arms.

  3. Characteristic of or befitting a warrior.


[Middle English, from Latin Mārtiālis, from Mārs, Mārt-, Mars.]
mar'tial·ism n., mar'tial·ist n., mar'tial·ly adv.
Mar·tial   (mär'shəl)   
Roman poet known for his books of epigrams.
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Word Origin & History

martial 
c.1374, from L. martialis "of Mars or war," from Mars (gen. Martis), Roman god of war. Martial law first recorded 1533. Martial arts, 1933, translates Japanese bujutsu.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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